Joe Ingles
France's Evan Fournier (10) shoots over United States' forward Kevin Durant (7) during a men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Gold and green: Olympic basketball, NBA business intersect

By Brian Mahoney Aug. 01, 2021 10:16 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2016, file photo, United States' Kevin Durant celebrates after the team won gold in men's basketball at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Durant and coach Gregg Popovich will lead the U.S. team into the Tokyo Olympics as the Americans try to secure a fourth consecutive gold medal.(AP Photo/Matt York, File)
US men seeking 4th consecutive Olympic basketball gold

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 02, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

FILE - Utah Jazz guard Joe Ingles (2) brings the ball up court in the first half during an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Salt Lake City, in this Saturday, April 24, 2021, file photo. Ingles will play for Australia at the Tokyo Games. "There’s a goal of trying to win a gold medal for Australia, which we’ve never done — or trying to win a medal, which we’ve never done,” Australia guard Joe Ingles of the Jazz said. “That’s something that’s been a goal of mine since I made the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and we haven’t been able to do it.”(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Utah Jazz 4/24/2021

Jun. 30, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons (25) goes up for a dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Simmons, Mills, Ingles in Australian Olympic basketball team

Feb. 02, 2021 07:52 PM EST