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JaVale McGee, Keldon Johnson Join Team USA Basketball

JaVale McGee and Keldon Johnson will replace Bradley Beal and Kevin Love on the Team USA Men’s Basketball Olympics squad, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Beal is leaving the national team having fallen under health and safety protocols. Love is withdrawing, citing not being at “peak performance”.

Keldon Johnson and JaVale McGee will replace Bradley Beal and Kevin Love on Team USA's roster for the Olympics, sources tell ESPN. McGee will travel to Las Vegas to join team on Saturday. https://t.co/236CgYVau0

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 16, 2021

McGee is a 13-year veteran who played last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets.