It's opening night! NBA stars begin warming up for Rio
CHICAGO (NBA) - The six teams tipping off the 2015-16 NBA season on
Tuesday have something in common when it comes to international
basketball.
Each outfit has players that will be at next year's Olympic Games in Brazil.
Early games on opening night in the NBA will see the Cleveland
Cavaliers take on the Chicago Bulls, and the Atlanta Hawks go up against
the Detroit Pistons.
A late game will see the New Orleans Pelicans play away against the
Golden State Warriors, the team that beat Cleveland in last year's NBA
Finals.
The Rio Games will mark the fourth Olympic participation.
It will be his second season with Chicago.Irving will arrive in Brazil next summer as one of headline names in the men's tournament.
There is a good chance that James will be with the U.S. squad for a fourth straight Olympics.
He attended the 2015 USA Basketball national team mini-camp this summer.
The two were outstanding at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and
then excellent in the 2014-15 NBA season when they fired the Warriors to
their first title since 1975.
Curry ended up sixth in the league in scoring at 23.8 points per
game, third in three-point shooting at 44.3 percent and first in
free-throw shooting at 91.4 percent.
The 27-year-old guard was named as the league's MVP.
The athletic center is just 22 years of age but is already an Olympic gold medalist and world champion.
He had plenty of highlight reel plays at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.Last season, Davis ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring (24.4 points) and led all players in blocks (2.9).
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