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Jerry Colangelo: USA Basketball Needs Olympic Schedule Before Choosing Players

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On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee officially postponed the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo to no later than the summer of 2021 amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In response, thousands of athletes, coaches and governing bodies planning on taking part in the competition in some capacity must adjust to a new timeline.

In that respect, USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo told Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today that he'll need to know the dates of the new Olympics before forming a player pool of candidates for the team.