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NBA may pull out stars for future Olympics
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June 1, 2012, Friday
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THE NBA is proposing to withdraw its top players from Olympic basketball after the London Games and instead model the competition on soccer's under-23 tournament.
NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said the plan would be discussed with world basketball authorities. "We are taking a very close look at whether it makes sense from an NBA standpoint and the global standpoint for the top players to be playing at that level on a year-round basis, summer after summer," he said.
NBA commissioner David Stern said he was of the view that Olympic basketball should be about developing a new generation of players.
NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said the plan would be discussed with world basketball authorities. "We are taking a very close look at whether it makes sense from an NBA standpoint and the global standpoint for the top players to be playing at that level on a year-round basis, summer after summer," he said.
NBA commissioner David Stern said he was of the view that Olympic basketball should be about developing a new generation of players.
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