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USA Basketball opts for luxury cruise ship over Rio's Olympic Village

Members of USA Basketball will be living the good life as they prepare for another Olympic gold medal run in Rio.

Players from both the men's and women's teams will stay on a luxury cruise ship in lieu of the Olympic Village.

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The Silver Cloud — the cruise on which the teams will stay — is a 296-guest ship weighing in at a hefty 16,000 tons. It includes marble-walled showers, a workout facility and full bar. The accommodations are pretty swanky. Take a look, courtesy of USA Today Sports.