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June 23, 2008

Olympic basketball roster announced; no Celtics included

CHICAGO (AP) - LeBron James will get another shot at Olympic gold, and this time, he'll have reigning MVP Kobe Bryant.

The two NBA superstars were part of the U.S. men's basketball that was announced Monday for the Beijing Games. The U.S. finished third at the Athens Games four years ago.

Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Jason Kidd were among the 12 players placed on the squad. Completing the team were Tayshaun Prince, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Michael Redd and Deron Williams.

The team was selected without a tryout. It will have a minicamp this week in Las Vegas and gather there again July 20-25.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 10:49 AM to Celtics | Permalink

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