STEPH CURRY HAS withdrawn from consideration from the Olympics, leaving the US basketball team without the NBA’s MVP.
Curry says in a statement that he has decided to pull out for “several factors — including recent ankle and knee injuries.”
He is the highest-profile absence for the two-time defending gold medalists, who will already be without NBA All-Stars Chris Paul and Anthony Davis.
Curry has won a pair of world titles with the Americans and was a starter when they won the 2014 Basketball World Cup. He had spoken of wanting the chance to win Olympic gold, but missed six games in the postseason with a right knee injury.
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