To prepare for World Cup, USA Basketball brought some help for practices
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FILE - Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant guards New York Knicks guard John Jenkins (30) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. As part of their preparations for big tournaments in recent years, such as the World Cup, which begins on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan USA Basketball has been taking a few extra players to help in practices and workouts. Jenkins, Langston Galloway and Eric Mika were the trio that got the call for this trip. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)FILE - Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92's Victor Wembanyama, left, fouls NBA G League Ignite's Eric Mika during the second half of an exhibition basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Henderson, Nev. As part of their preparations for big tournaments in recent years, such as the World Cup, which begins on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan USA Basketball has been taking a few extra players to help in practices and workouts. Jenkins, Langston Galloway and Eric Mika were the trio that got the call for this trip. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)FILE - Phoenix Suns guard Langston Galloway, centre, passes the ball past San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Sunday, May 16, 2021. As part of their preparations for big tournaments in recent years, such as the World Cup, which begins on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan USA Basketball has been taking a few extra players to help in practices and workouts. Jenkins, Langston Galloway and Eric Mika were the trio that got the call for this trip. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant guards New York Knicks guard John Jenkins (30) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York. As part of their preparations for big tournaments in recent years, such as the World Cup, which begins on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan USA Basketball has been taking a few extra players to help in practices and workouts. Jenkins, Langston Galloway and Eric Mika were the trio that got the call for this trip. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
