Olympics
According to Coach K, Chuck Daly might have wanted the Dream Team to lose a game ahead of the 1992 Olympics.
Third-year guard Trae Young carried the Atlanta Hawks into the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2017 and is disappointed that he did not make the cut for the U.S. Olympic team that will compete in Tokyo.
During his time with the Dream Team, Charles Barkley feared that he'd get in trouble with Coach K after providing his daughter with a minibar's worth of alcohol.
Gregg Popovich's rocky start as head coach of Team USA actually goes back to a seventh-place finish in the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich can be tough to deal with for the media but consecutive exhibition losses have made him even more prickly. Team USA is not as strong as usual in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the world has gotten better. This could lead to the USA losing out on a medal.
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich takes over as the men's Olympic basketball coach from Mike Krzyzewski, who guided the United States to three gold medals.
Five-time swimming gold medalist Katie Ledecky is positioned to be one of the huge success stories of the Tokyo Olympics.
The NFL suspended former running back Ricky Williams for marijuana use multiple times in his career. Now, he’s weighing in on suspended U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's situation, encouraging her to use her platform to become an advocate on marijuana and mental health like he has in his post-playing career.
Devin Booker will have a quick turnaround from the NBA Finals to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 later this month.
Julius Randle capped a breakout season with the NBA Most Improved Player Award and a spot on the All-NBA Second Team. But he won't get an Olympic berth as the cherry on top, as he was left off the roster going to Tokyo in July.