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Blazers’ CJ McCollum Withdraws From USA Basketball Training Camp

Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum will not participate in USA Basketball’s upcoming training camp. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, McCollum will skip the camp in order to prepare for the 2019-20 regular season.

Portland star guard CJ McCollum has withdrawn from USA Basketball training camp and FIBA World Cup to concentrate on upcoming season, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 20, 2019

The training camp is in place to prepare Team USA for the FIBA World Cup. The 2019 competition will take place in China during the early part of September.