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TBT: Deron Williams, ‘Redeem Team USA’ win Gold Medal in 2008 Beijing Olympics

Summer has a way of bringing people together. If 2018 was a Summer Olympics year, it would bring the superstars of the NBA PlayoffsKevin Durant, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, James Harden, Chris Paul, etc. — together playing for one team next month: USA.

In honor incoming Illinois freshman guard Ayo Dosunmu representing the United States this summer on the Under-18 team, we reflect on the most recent Illini to play for the senior USA team: Deron Williams and his role in helping the United States take home the Gold Medal in 2008.