U.S. men’s basketball team to play five games before Olympics
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The U.S. men’s basketball team will play five games before the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The two-time defending Olympic champions will hold training camp at UNLV from July 18–21 before facing Argentina, China twice and then Venezuela and Nigeria to close out their exhibition schedule. The tour will be played in five different cities, including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago and Houston.
See the full schedule below.
July 22 vs. Argentina (TBD, Las Vegas)
July 24 vs. China (Staples Center, Los Angeles)
July 26 vs. China (Oracle Arena, Oakland)
July 29 vs. Venezuela (United Center, Chicago)
Aug. 1 vs. Nigeria (Toyota Center, Houston)
Competition at the Summer Games begins August 6.
