Lopez declines USA Basketball invite
August 17, 2010 by Greg Williams
Filed under Blog Network
Phoenix Suns center Robin Lopez recently declined an invitation to play on the USA Basketball team. Lopez is the latest in a long line of NBA stars to decline the opportunity. A debilitating back injury has kept Lopez on the sidelines since before the NBA playoffs began. The Suns hoped if they made it deep enough into the playoffs Lopez would be able to provide some minutes and his valuable seven foot body. Unfortunately, that was not the case as the Suns went up against the imposing Laker frontcourt of Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol without Lopez. Though it is the ultimate honor to be asked to play for your country, Lopez is definitely making the right decision. Lopez is in his NBA infancy, just completing his second season on the job. There will be more opportunities down the road....