Rajon Rondo, Robin Lopez Added to Team USA Roster

Fanhouse NBA Blog - suns — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:44:24 +0000

Filed under: Celtics, Suns, FIBA, USA Basketball, FIBA World Championship

Team USA officially lost two star point guards this weekend but they also gained one.

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in an interview Sunday with FanHouse that Boston star Rajon Rondo has committed to Team USA, hoping to be part of the team that will play later this summer in the World Championships.

Colangelo said he spoke to Rondo on Saturday, and he confirmed his desire to participate. Rondo previously had begged off this summer due a family commitment.

During the weekend, Colangelo learned officially that Utah point guard Deron Williams and New Orleans point guard Chris Paul, both holdovers from the 2008 Olympic team, won't be playing. In telling FanHouse last Monday that all the other 2008 Olympians were off the team, Colangelo said also Paul (knee injury) and Williams (wrist injury) might not be able to play due to injury. So he knew then there was a good chance there would be no holdovers.

Colangelo also said Sunday that Phoenix center Robin Lopez has been added to the roster, making it 22 players who will be in Las Vegas for the July 20-24 training camp. His twin brother, New Jersey center Brook Lopez, already is on the roster.

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Game 4 Could Be Stoudemire’s Suns Home Finale

Fanhouse NBA Blog - suns — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:26:50 +0000

by Chris Tomasson

Filed under: Lakers, Suns, NBA Playoffs

PHOENIX -- Amar'e Stoudemire claims he isn't thinking about it. But there is a chance Tuesday could mark his final home appearance in a Phoenix uniform.

If the Suns, trailing 2-1 to the Lakers in the Western Conference finals, lose Game 4 at US Airways Center and Thursday's Game 5 in Los Angeles, they won't make it to a Game 6 Saturday at home. In that scenario -- and if Stoudemire opts out of his contract this summer and bolts -- that would make Tuesday his Suns home finale.

"We're looking to try to win this series,'' the forward said Monday in an interview with FanHouse. "So we got to take it one game a time. So I really have no number set on my last game here.''

If the Suns lose Tuesday, there figures to be some doubt from Suns fans about whether they will have seen Stoudemire at home for the final time.

"It's not over until it's over,'' said Stoudemire, not wanting to think about the possibility of Phoenix losing the series 4-1. "So we've got to keep going and keep playing to try to get these wins.''

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