More than a dozen NBA players said they are interested in playing in Paris for the Olympics this summer, including Kevin Durant and LeBron James.
The Wizards and Bradley Beal are on course to reach agreement later Friday on a maximum five-year contract with a value approaching $130 million, sources said.
The Wizards will be without guard Bradley Beal for at least two weeks after tests revealed the beginnings of a stress reaction in his lower right fibula.
USA Basketball on Thursday released a list of 34 players, headlined by LeBron James, expected to attend next week's minicamp in Las Vegas.
The NBA put on a show in its first exhibition game in Africa on Saturday -- starting with a dunk straight from the tipoff by Luc Mbah a Moute.
Though recovering from shoulder surgery, Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will attend August's USA Basketball minicamp to make himself available for the 2016 Olympics, according to league sources.
