The pandemic and the NBA’s improvised schedule might make life more difficult for Gregg Popovich than it has to be as the US Olympic basketball coach.
Although the pandemic is easing up in the US, it’s not everywhere and Japan is still being quite cautious with a certain amount of resistance for the games.
And as this article in the Houston paper points out, it’s not the usual good time in a major foreign city for the players or families.
Still, Pop could end up taking guys like Zion Williamson, Jayson Tatum, Damien Lillard, Bradley Beal and Seth Curry, which would be a pretty good base.