USA Basketball said that Josh Hart missed this week’s 117-74 scrimmage win over Puerto Rico due to “rest.”
What was really going on? Contract stuff!
According to The Athletic (paywalled), Hart signed his new contract while receiving treatment on a training table in Malaga, Spain, where Team USA is preparing for weekend games:
“It was actually pretty cool, I was just laying down on the training table, getting some treatment, on FaceTime with her and signing the contract,” Hart said. “It meant a lot. I wasn’t highly touted coming out of high school, wasn’t highly regarded in the draft, went through free agency the first time and I was restricted, it was a terrible experience for me, so to be able to do this, it’s a dream come true – just being able to have something that can take care of my parents, my family, my kids.