Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are headed to Tokyo for their fifth Olympic Games with the United States women’s basketball team.
The squad led by South Carolina coach Dawn Staley — a gold medalist with Team USA in 1996 — also includes A’ja Wilson, who played for the Gamecocks under Staley and was WNBA MVP in 2020 for the Las Vegas Aces.
The U.S. women’s team has won six consecutive gold medals, dating to Staley’s squad in ’96. The loaded roster does not include some of the best players in the WNBA, such as former MVPs Elena Delle Donne (Washington Mystics) and Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike.
“USA Basketball has never been in a better place,” said Staley. “I’m honore…
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