When Steve Kerr penciled in his starters Friday for Team USA’s opening scrimmage vs. Team Select, USA Basketball’s young practice squad, in Las Vegas, he wrote down the names of Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson. “Twins” once again, the two are hopeful they will continue in those roles when the FIBA World Cup opens for the Americans vs. New Zealand in Manila on August 26.
It would be a big deal for Bridges, 26, and Johnson, 27, who have been teammates both in Phoenix and Brooklyn. Big because the two Pennsylvanians will be repping their country for the first time.