Steph Curry Joins Growing List of NBA Players Not Attending the Olympics
Nikola Jokic, Anthony Davis and LeBron James amongst those who will not be repping their countries in Tokyo this year.
As the 2021 Tokyo Olympics near, basketball fans are seeing more and more NBA stars dropping out of the upcoming games. Recently, it was reported that Steph Curry was still deciding whether or not he will join Team USA at the Olympics. However, it appears that NBA champion and Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry has officially confirmed he will not be in attendance at the Summer Games.
Curry joins a growing list of top NBA stars that are sitting out for their national team for the Tokyo Olympics. Though he has not played in the Olympics before, the 33-year-old has still opted against suiting up for the U.S. team. Recently, Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell has also announced that he will be skipping Tokyo, so to recover from previous ankle injuries. Los Angeles Lakers teammates Anthony Davis and LeBron James have also decided to forgo this year’s games, alongside Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, who will not be playing for his home country, Serbia.
The aforementioned players have all cited injuries to be a large reason as to why they have opted out. Jokic said, “Simply, the condition of my body requires a longer absence from the court to recover. I have to accept that.”
Those who have committed to the Olympics include James Harden and Kevin Durant for Team USA. Damian Lillard and Kyle Lowry are reportedly still undecided. Rudy Gobert is expected to play for France while Luka Doncic will play for Slovenia.
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