Olympic Basketball News

Call it a moment of clarity, self-actualization, or just putting "it" all together, but there is no denying Miami Heat small forward LeBron James has reached the pinnacle of basketball.

Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders will follow up his terrific 2012-13 NBA season with an invite to the USA Basketball Select Team camp this summer in Las Vegas.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's return to the Team USA bench for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro means that Jim Boeheim will return as an assistant for the team, Syracuse.com reported .

Ajani Williams, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association , said his organisation has given up its chase of Indiana Pacers centre Roy Hibbert for this year's Federation of International Basketball Associations World Championships.

4, 2012, file photo, United States coach Mike Krzyzewski signals to players during a preliminary men's basketball game against Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas.

But the addition of No. 2 draft pick Elena Delle Donne could be a game changer that helps the Sky finally turn the tide.

After advancing to the 2010 and 2011 finals, the Dream endured a tumultuous 2012 season.

Candace Parker is ready to resume her pursuit of the only major title to elude the basketball star in her career.

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker celebrate after the Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime to win Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff basketball series in San Antonio, Texas, on May 21, 2013.

Choosing the area's athlete of the year was no slam dunk. But it was hard to ignore the exploits of wheelchair basketball player Tyler Miller.

After saying before, during and immediately after Team USA won the gold medal in London last summer that he was done as the head coach of the team, Mike Krzyzewski has had a change of heart.

The Los Angeles Sparks have hired Bridget Pettis as an assistant, replacing Jim Lewis who left the team for family reasons.

After going through a three-day tryout against the nation's best collegiate players, LSU forward Theresa Plaisance was one of 12 players selected to lead the USA Basketball Team at the World University Games in Russia, USA Basketball announced.

Apr 30, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro sits with his coaching staff on the bench at the end of game five of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Staples Center.

Serge Ibaka said working with Hakeem Olajuwon in the offseason is a possibility.

Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski acknowledged in a phone interview Saturday that he's in discussions to return as head coach of USA Basketball through the 2016 Olympics.

If Coach K does return to the Olympic team in 2016, what will he have to work with? We wouldn't expect to see Kobe Bryant back - he will likely be retired - and Tyson Chandler and Deron Williams may be replaced.

Nevertheless, losing in the WNBA Finals has resulted in a thorough re-examination of team roles after weaknesses were exploited by the Indiana Fever to claim a title many thought belonged to Minnesota.

On the other hand, if you're a realist, you will readily admit that trading the soon-to-be 33-year-old center may be the smartest move his current team could make this summer.