CHICAGO — Anthony Davis isn’t going to criticize anyone who has pulled out of the Rio Olympics.
All he knows is that he’d be at USA Basketball’s training camp if he could when it opens Monday in Las Vegas.
“For me, it’s No. 1,” Davis said Saturday when asked where winning gold ranks in terms of importance for NBA players. “You don’t really get an opportunity to win a gold medal every year, and I’m fortunate to have two, one for the World Cup and one for the Olympics.
“Winning — just the feeling of them playing your national anthem and them putting a gold medal around your neck — is huge.