USAB officials optimistic Shaq, KG will play


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USAB officials optimistic Shaq, KG will play

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

With at least three spots still open on its Olympic roster, USA Basketball is extending formal invitations to Shaquille O'Neal and Kevin Garnett, ESPN.com has learned.


USAB officials, according to sources, are increasingly optimistic that both All-Stars will agree to sign on, which would significantly strengthen an American squad somewhat short on size. Garnett's participation is seen as the more likely of the two.

Should they accept, O'Neal and Garnett would join a frontcourt rotation that, at present, is limited to Tim Duncan, Jermaine O'Neal and Karl Malone. But Shaq and KG have been noncommittal about their plans publicly....


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