BILBAO, Spain The bad news just kept coming, the only difference whether the culprit was injury or interest. Some stars couldn't play. Others wouldn't. Then the losses really started piling up for the U.S. national basketball team. Kevin Love pulled out while awaiting his recently completed trade to Cleveland. Paul George broke his right leg in a horrific collision that shook up teammates and perhaps the future of international basketball. Finally, Kevin Durant, the Americans' best player and the NBA's MVP, changed his mind about taking part in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The U.S. team that remains is good enough to win but vulnerable enough to lose — perhaps to the Spain squad...
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