LeBron James Responds to Colangelo's USA Team Warnings
Written by Bob Whalon, Sunday April 04 2010
LeBron James responded to USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo's warnings about skipping the world championships by saying that he has already proven his commitment to the team.
On Wednesday Colangelo said that any player who sat out this summer without a legitimate reason was jeopardizing his chances of playing in the 2012 Olympics in London. He said on Wednesday that there are "no free passes, regardless who it is".
When asked about those comments on Sunday, James said: "I think everyone in the USA knows what type of commitment these guys have made, including myself, since 2003. I'm not trying to bash Jerry or anything like that, because I think he's a good guy and I respect him. I don't respect that because of the commitment that we've all given to the USA. Right off the bat, we didn't second guess it at all. If we're jeopardizing being in London, what can we do?"
Colangelo has asked players for a two-year commitment, hoping that the US team can win the world championships, get an automatic bid to the 2012 London Olympics and not have to play next summer.
James previously played on the 2004 US Olympic team, but said on Wednesday that he was "probably not playing" on the team this summer in Turkey because of his busy schedule. James will become a free agent this summer and is scheduled to film a movie as well.
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