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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 5051442, member: 10"] [I]The absence of Tatum, who last month signed a five-year contract extension with the world champions that is now the richest in NBA history, was surprising. Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, who was used somewhat sparingly during the exhibition slate and is considered a tier below Tatum, was the only other US player who did not appear in the game. “It’s really hard in a 40-minute game to play more than 10 guys,” Kerr said. “With Kevin coming back, I just went to the combinations that I felt made the most sense. It seems crazy. I thought I was crazy when I looked at everything and determined these are the lineups I wanted to get to. Jayson is first-team All-NBA three years in a row. He’s one of the best players in the world. I went with the combinations I felt would make sense, and I talked to him, and he was incredibly professional.”[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/28/sports/usa-olympic-basketball-serbia/[/URL] [B][U]Alternate access:[/U][/B] [HEADING=2][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][URL='https://archive.ph/GUb1J']Kevin Durant delivers, Jayson Tatum sits, and other observations from Team USA’s dominant Olympic win over Serbia[/URL][/COLOR][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]