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U.S. basketball stars to be housed on cruise ship during Rio Olympics, report says

Don't expect to see the NBA's biggest stars lounging around the athletes' village at the Rio Olympics this summer.

The U.S. men's basketball team is expected to call a cruise ship home during its time in Rio, Brazilian website UOL reported.

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Rio tourism official Nilo Sérgio Felix told UOL two transatlantic liners will be used to host high-profile guests during the games. One will be home to the so-called Olympic family — International Olympic Committee members and insiders — and the other to guests of a "multinational company" and the group many around the world still refer to as the "Dream Team.