As Team USA Basketball gets ready for an exhibition game tonight against Canada in a tune up for the upcoming summer Olympics in Beijing, he has caused somewhat of an uproar as he has guaranteed that the United States will win the gold medal. Now, as a leader of the team I think that's okay and the kind of attitude that you need from a leader of the team. Lebron James is nursing an ankle sprain suffered in practice recent and will not play in the game against Canada. It's important that he's ready for the games in Beijing so sitting out now is the right thing to do.
Now let's get back to James' comments. Coach K when told what he said that it was okay for him to say that because he was a player and could go out on the court to back it up. Coach K said that he couldn't say that as he was only the coach. Other players were supportive of Lebron James remarks including Carlos Boozer of Team USA Basketball. Boozer agreed that was the goal and the mindset of the team to win the gold. For whatever reason, fellow co-captain of Team USA Carmello Anthony was not ready to go along with a guarantee. Perhaps, after previous failures, Anthony knows that the task at hand will be a tall order. I hope that he does believe that Team USA Basketball can indeed win the gold.
Regardless of all the talk, the time is nearing that this team will be out on display for the world to see and judge. Can Team USA basketball reclaim our country's rightful spot as kings of the basketball world. A healthy Lebron James and a confident group of American born players can certainly get their chance to prove themselves very soon.
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