The American men's basketball team brought over extra players for its final exhibition games ahead of the FIBA World Cup.
It was also not an accident that USA Basketball chose three players to join the 12-man roster on the trip; that gave the team 15 for practice, or three teams of five.
"It says a lot about their character," Kessler said."They’re unbelievable guys. Obviously, incredibly talented. Eric’s a great player, great guy, and it says so much that he wanted to come here and be part of the team and make the team better."USA Basketball's coaching staff for World Cup is a star-studded mixMika and Jenkins are planning to return to the G League Ignite roster this coming season.
"This got me in great shape," said Mika, who got his World Cup teammates to sign his official team jersey as a souvenir."Even if I didn’t get tons of reps in practice, I got tons of reps after with great coaches, with a great staff, with great players. It got me a lot of confidence; I scrimmaged against them and I know I can hang with these cats. I’m not these guys, I’m not on their level, but I can play with them. I don’t think I’ve missed my window to make it back to the NBA.
The team flies to Manila on Monday. By then, Jenkins, Galloway and Mika will be home — ready to root for gold. And when USA Basketball calls again, as it likely will, they’ll all come running to be part of whatever’s next. "A mentor told me to always serve others," Jenkins said."That’s my purpose. … My role is a little bit different, but I still think it’s pretty valuable."Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experienceFollow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
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