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Billups on Team USA roster, Nene out for Brazil
submitted by Aaron Lopez 8-24-10
Chauncey Billups is ready to take on the world, but Nene will have to sit this one out.
As expected, Billups was among the 12 players named to the Team USA roster that will compete in the FIBA World Championships starting Saturday in Turkey.
Billups will not square off against his Nuggets teammate Nene, however. A right calf injury prevented Nene from competing for his native Brazil and he is back in Denver receiving treatment.
At 33, Billups is the oldest player on the U.S. team, which will have an average age of about 24. Before leaving for training camp with Team USA earlier this month, Billups said he didn’t expect the summer workload to affect his endurance during the 2010-11 season.
“This is my time of year when I’m turning it up anyway,” he said. “I’m doing stuff to get ready for the season. Other than the travel, it’s not like I’m doing that much more.”
Nene, meanwhile, strained his calf while training with the Brazilian national team. He played in all 82 regular-season games for the first time in his career in 2009-10 but sat out Denver’s final playoff game with a sprained left knee.
Go to the USA Basketball website For more infomation about the 2010 U.S. World Championship team.
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