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Kobe to Sit Out After Knee Surgery

Kobe Won’t Play for USA After Knee Surgery

Lakers' superstar to miss 8-12 weeks

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 15 – USA Basketball Senior National Team member and Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been forced out of basketball action for the 2006 USA Senior National Team after having minor surgery on his right knee today. Bryant is still expected to attend the team’s training camp and pre-World Championship tour, USA Basketball announced.
Bryant had an arthroscopy on his right knee for a minor treatment of cartilage and removal of scar tissue. A full recovery is expected in 8 to 12 weeks. Bryant is not expected to miss any of his commitments for the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant will maintain his role as a member of the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team, while limiting his basketball participation during his physical therapy recovery process.

“We trust that Kobe will have a total and speedy recovery, and we were pleased that he expressed a willingness to remain as involved with our team as possible through this process. Kobe being with the team will add to our team chemistry and his presence will help provide valuable off court leadership,” said USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo.

Members of the historic 2006-08 USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team that will participate in the team’s Las Vegas training include: Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Gilbert Arenas (Washington Wizards); Shane Battier (Houston Rockets); Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Bruce Bowen (San Antonio Spurs); Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers); Kirk Hinrich (Chicago Bulls); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Antawn Jamison (Washington Wizards); Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks); Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns); Brad Miller (Sacramento Kings); Adam Morrison (Charlotte Bobcats); Chris Paul (New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); Luke Ridnour (Seattle SuperSonics); Amaré Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns); and Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat).

Duke University head coach Mike Krzyzewski was named on Oct. 26, 2005, head coach of the USA Senior Team program for 2006-2008, and named assistant coaches were Syracuse University (N.Y.) and Hall of Fame mentor Jim Boeheim, Phoenix Suns head mentor Mike D'Antoni and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan.

The USA Team will open training in Las Vegas on July 19 and train through July 25. Following a five-day break, finalists for the USA World Championship Team will reconvene in Las Vegas on July 31 for the start of the second phase of the team’s domestic training. The USA will train July 31- Aug. 2 and meet Puerto Rico in the 2006 State Farm USA Basketball Challenge at the Thomas & Mack Center on Aug. 3 (8 p.m. PDT).

The USA’s training will move to Guangzhou, China, where the team will train Aug. 6, and play two games as part of the China Basketball Challenge, facing China on Aug. 7 and Brazil on Aug. 8. From Aug. 11-15 the USA will participate in the five-team World Basketball Challenge 2006 that will be held in Seoul, Korea, at the site of the 1988 Olympic Games basketball competition - Jamsil Gymnasium. The Challenge features national teams from the United States, Italy, Korea, Lithuania and Turkey. The World Basketball Challenge 2006 officially gets underway Friday, Aug. 11, when Korea plays Turkey (6 p.m., all times local). On Saturday, Aug. 12, Korea will take on Lithuania (2 p.m.), while Italy and Turkey (4 p.m.) will clash in the evening’s second game. The USA opens its play on Sunday, Aug. 13, against Lithuania (2 p.m.), and Korea versus Italy (4 p.m.) caps the day’s schedule. The Challenge concludes Tuesday, Aug. 15, with Korea meeting the U.S. (3 p.m. local time). The U.S. squad is also scheduled to train in Seoul on Aug. 11, 12, 14, and 16.

The USA’s visit to China and Korea mark the first time that a USA men’s senior national basketball team comprised of NBA players has visited either country.

The United States will depart on Aug.17 for Sapporo, Japan, where it will play its preliminary round games of the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Men from Aug. 19-24.

[本帖最后由 je2030 于 2006-7-16 16:21 编辑]