Going for the gold

The past week has been quite eventful for the USA Men's Basketball team. The other day they went from having 13 players on their team to now carrying 12. The players are now: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls), Chauncey Billups (Denver Nuggets), Tyson Chandler (Dallas Mavericks), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder), Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies), Eric Gordon (Los Angeles Clippers), Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers), Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers), Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves), Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Lakers), and Russel Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder).
The team has been preparing for the FIBA World Championships, which will be commencing on Saturday, August 28, in Istanbul, Turkey. They have gone to training camp, played nationally televised scrimmages and recently played a series of exhibition games against Lithuania, last Saturday, Spain, last Sunday, and finally against Greece, yesterday, in which, they came out victorious over their tough competitors. The Men's team is now looking ahead to represent their country well in the World Championships and follow in the footsteps of the 2008 USA Men's Basketball team, that was dubbed the "Redeem Team" when they got the gold for the United States at the Beijing Olympics after 8 years without a gold. Despite the fact that none of the Redeem Team members came back to play for the USA Men's team this summer and the team has had to face numerous challenges, like injury, already, the future looks bright for this young and competitive team that looks like they have the heart and drive to get the gold, or at least put on a good showing, in Turkey this year. 

Picture from: http://www.usabasketball.com/photos/10_mwc_gallery_athens_4.html