The USA Basketball men's national team will play against Argentina on Friday in their first friendly before the Olympics.
The Game
When: Friday, July 22, 9 p.m. ET
TV/Online: NBA TV. If you need a stream, watch it on USA Basketball's or the NBA's Facebook pages. That's right. THESE GAMES ARE GOING TO BE STREAMED LIVE ON FACEBOOK!
FIBA Rankings: USA is #1, Argentina is #4
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
The rosters
Here is the roster for Team USA:
Player | Team | Position |
Carmelo Anthony | New York Knicks | F |
Harrison Barnes | Golden State Warriors | F |
Jimmy Butler | Chicago Bulls | F |
DeMarcus Cousins | Sacramento Kings | C |
DeMar DeRozan | Toronto Raptors | G |
Kevin Durant | Golden State Warriors | F |
Paul George | Indiana Pacers | F |
Draymond Green | Golden State Warriors | F |
Kyrie Irving | Cleveland Cavaliers | G |
DeAndre Jordan | Los Angeles Clippers | C |
Kyle Lowry | Toronto Raptors | G |
Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors | G |
And here is the roster for Team Argentina:
Player | Team | Position |
Luis Scola | Toronto Raptors | F |
Manu Ginobili | San Antonio Spurs | G |
Facundo Campazzo | UCAM Murcia (Liga Endesa, Spain) | G |
Nicolas Laprovittola | Estudiantes (Liga Endesa, Spain) | G |
Nicolas Brussino | Dallas Mavericks | F |
Carlos Delfino | NBA Free Agent | G |
Marcos Delia | Obras Basket (LNB, Argentina) | C |
Andres Nocioni | Real Madrid (Liga Endesa, Spain) | F |
Gabriel Deck | Quimsa (LNB, Argentina) | F |
Leo Mainoldi | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro (LNB, Argentina) | C |
Patricio Garino | George Washington Colonials (NCAA, USA) | G |
Roberto Acuña | Penarol de Mar del Plata (LNB, Argentina) | C |
Here are some storylines I'm thinking about with this friendly.