The USA Basketball Showcase featured a game between the American team and Australia at Etihad Arena as a prelude to the Paris Olympics. Clearly, we possess abundant talent; each individual is capable of starting and handling significant playing time. Our team's depth is our main asset and we must use it to our advantage by applying pressure on opponents consistently for the entire 40 minutes, regardless of the lineup. The United States will face Serbia in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for their next
Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis said he plans to return to the court Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks as long as he feels ready the day of the game. The Lakers listed Davis as questionable for the contest. Davis has missed two-plus months of the season with a calf injury that he described to reporters Wednesday as a "ripping" feeling when he aggravated it Feb. 14 against the Denver Nuggets. Earlier in the week, Lakers coach Frank Vogel hinted that Davis' return




