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Bradley Beal to miss Tokyo Olympics for health and safety reasons; Team USA exhibition vs. Australia canceled

LAS VEGAS -- Team USA is fighting a challenging scenario with COVID-19 as it tries to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics

The Americans lost a player Thursday and put another in the health and safety protocol, and USA Basketball announced late Thursday night that the men's basketball game Friday against Australia in Las Vegas has been canceled "out of an abundance of caution."

Bradley Beal, who was placed in the protocol Wednesday, was ruled out of the Olympics on Thursday. Jerami Grant was also placed into the protocol out of caution, though coach Gregg Popovich expressed optimism that the forward would be able to remain with the team.