The 6-foot-8 Gay averaged 20 points last season for Toronto and Sacramento. "I can't wait to join my teammates in Chicago and work hard to make certain the USA takes home the gold in Spain." Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay said he has a fracture in his jaw and a broken tooth, but that won't keep him off the court as Team USA will play Serbia in the gold medal game of the FIBA. "I am extremely excited to once again be part of Team USA and its rich tradition," Gay said. So here's a challenge make a team USA squad that would win the olympics with players who are on the same tier as Rudy Gay. The Americans resume practice Thursday in Chicago, with the World Cup of Basketball set to begin on Aug. He also was one of the last cuts made by the 2012 Olympic team.
Gay, the Sacramento Kings forward, appeared in all nine games for the Americans in the 2010 world championship, averaging 7.0 points off the bench. national basketball team has added Rudy Gay, who helped them win a gold medal four years ago and asked to rejoin the team following a series of player withdrawals. The fact that this team was the number one team in the league last year without me, that gives me a. He has a lot of equity in the USA Basketball national team." The return may not be soon, but Gay isn’t worried how the Jazz will fare in his absence. "Rudy has been an integral member of USA Basketball since 2005 and was a tremendous contributor to our 2010 world championship team. "We both felt he would be a valuable addition because of his outstanding skills and the fact that he is so familiar with USA Basketball and our national team program," Colangelo said Friday in a statement.
USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo received a call Thursday night, shortly after Kevin Durant pulled out, and was told that Gay was available if he and coach Mike Krzyzewski were interested. Jazzs Rudy Gay: Leading scorer in road loss. 'He was a power-hungry person,' Sharpton also said. We would have come together if Bozo was the mayor,' said civil rights activist Al Sharpton, in a statement largely supported by Fernando Ferrer, one of three main candidates for the mayoralty at the end of 2001. national basketball team has added Rudy Gay, who helped them win a gold medal four years ago and asked to rejoin the team following a series of player withdrawals. 'You didnt bring us together, our pain brought us together and our decency brought us together.