US named Beijing squad
Published:Tuesday | June 24, 2008 | 11:03 AM
The NBA\'s Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant and top-scorer LeBron James head the list of 12 players named by the United States for the Beijing Olympics.
Also named are Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Jason Kidd as the US seeks to end a recent run of disappointments.
The US failed to win the gold medal in Athens, the first time an NBA-based team had done so at the Olympics.
Argentina won gold in Athens, having edged out the United States in the semi-finals.