LAS VEGAS — Sacramento Kings All-Star DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 points to lead the White team to a 134-128 victory over the Blue team on Thursday night in a USA Basketball exhibition that felt like a light-hearted pick-up game.
The three-day camp came to a much smoother ending than last summer, when Indiana Pacers All-Star Paul George broke his leg after crashing into a backboard stanchion.
And while those who did participate played cautiously — and understandably at times timidly — they still entertained those fans who braved a rare summer thunderstorm in Las Vegas with several highlight-reel slam dunks by some familiar names.