Overview
- On their Mind the Game podcast with Steve Nash, James said he will be watching the Los Angeles Games and Curry said he highly doubts he will play.
- James would be 43 and Curry 40 in 2028, ages repeatedly cited as practical limits on another Olympic run.
- James framed Paris 2024 as a capstone, saying the team could not top the comeback over Serbia and the gold-medal win against France.
- USA Basketball has named Erik Spoelstra head coach for the 2027 FIBA World Cup and the 2028 Olympics.
- Coverage points to a transition toward rising American guards and wings such as Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton as the Olympic path runs through the 2027 World Cup.