For USA Basketball, focus immediately shifts to the Paris Olympics

MANILA, Philippines --- There was a long flight awaiting USA Basketball on Monday. Manila to Los Angeles, about 13 hours on a chartered jet that didn't have the wi-fi that's necessary to communicate with the outside world from 30,000 feet. No texting, no emails. That's unfortunate. Those were 13 hours where recruiting for Paris couldn't happen. The World Cup is over. The U.S. didn't medal. The world proved again that the Americans, even with NBA players, are vulnerable on the international stage. And now, every bit of USA Basketball's focus shifts to the Paris Olympics --- where the challenge will be even tougher than the World Cup, which again reminded the Americans how much t...Keep on reading: For USA Basketball, focus immediately shifts to the Paris Olympics

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