Published 8/25/2008
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From AFP, "expect America's NBA heroes to continue sacrificing their summers in quest of Olympic gold, even after returning the United States to global supremacy. Smiles were still locked on the faces of the US NBA superstars after their 118-107 triumph over Spain in Sunday's gold medal game when USA Basketball general manager Jerry Colangelo said half of them were ready to return in 2012. We'll celebrate and then we will talk about going forward,' Colangelo said. Five or six of these guys have said they want to be part of us going forward. But now it's time for a rest' I think so," James said. It has been a great experience for all 12 of us. Not all 12 of us are going to be together again 2012, but we can tell other guys this is one of the best experiences I ever had in my life.
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