U.S. Team Expects to Keep Kidd's Win Streak Alive

In the NEW YORK TIMES, Joshua Robinson writes "Kidd's success with the national team stands out more than his age. He is the only member of this team who already has an Olympic gold medal, which he won in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. He has also never lost a game as a member of the United States team. He was injured in 2002, when the United States finished sixth in the world championship, and he did not play during the team's disappointing run to a bronze medal in Athens in 2004. But that is why the same teammates who joke about creaky joints and ice baths also view Kidd as the team's linchpin.'Even if you try to go back to your individual game, he automatically brings it back to the team,' LeBron James said. 'He hasn't lost in an international game yet. So you have to play hard for that guy to keep his record.'" (link)