Published 8/25/2008
at Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
The 2008 Olympic celebrations were barely under way and Jerry Colangelo was already thinking about work. "They forgot this was a six-year commitment," USA Basketball's managing director said at the press conference following the U.S. Olympic team's 118-107 victory against Spain on Sunday in the gold-medal game.
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