As Nate McMillan remembers it, the superstars filed into the room, one by one. It was Team USA's first team meeting. Some of the biggest names in basketball—LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Carmelo Anthony—took their seats. Many of them sat toward the back, as was customary for these kinds of talks. The assistant coaches were in the first row. Kobe Bryant, then a 29-year-old superstar guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, was perched by himself in the second row, noticeably apart from his Olympian peers, absorbing the sermon of Team USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
How Kobe Bryant Led the Rebirth of USA Basketball
