The United States men’s basketball team had a scrimmage against the USA select team at the third day of training camp in Las Vegas today.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!According to the Washington Post’s Ben Golliver, the national team, who will be headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics later this month, only won by one point, 74-73.
In highlights posted by the Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker showed his ability to score and pass with the best of them against the select team, which consists of several young NBA players, the top college prospect and experienced international players. Kevin Durant missed the scrimmage, as he deals with a minor calf strain.
Things are heatin’ up in Vegas ????#TeamUSA #USAB pic.twitter.com/DG4RgDHNhD
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 9, 2024
Books gets to his spot!@DevinBook x ???????? #USABMNT pic.twitter.com/fMmrGQOXQg
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 8, 2024
Team USA’s first international game will be an exhibition on Wednesday in Vegas against Canada. They play four more exhibition games before their first matchup of the Olympics on July 28 against Serbia.
See the first two days of highlights of Booker and Durant here:
WATCH: Kevin Durant, Devin Booker at Day 1 of Team USA training camp
Best of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant at Day 2 of USA Basketball training camp
And a story on Booker’s ability to adapt to a new role on Team USA:
Steve Kerr respects Devin Booker’s ability to change his role for Team USA
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
