Cleveland basketball player LeBron James said today that he is considering playing for the US national team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as the national team will be led by San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich.
"That's an important factor. Popovich is one of the best minds in basketball. Greg has done a lot of good things with San Antonio and there's no reason not to believe in him," said James, who recently called Popovich the best coach in history. NBA.
James won two Olympic gold medals with the USA, in 2008 and 2012, and did not play last summer in Rio de Janeiro.
He will be 2020 years old in 35 and will be playing his 17th season in the NBA.
Popovich is a trademark of San Antonio, with whom he won five NBA championships.
He replaced three-time Olympic champion Majko Krzyzewski on the USA bench, who left the team after the Rio Games.
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