Battier Pulls Out of Olympic Consideration

2008/05/16 10:16:51 @NBA.com: News

In the HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Jonathan Feigen reports "with his rehabilitation from last week's ankle surgery expected to extend well into July, Rockets forward Shane Battier said on Wednesday that he will no longer be a candidate for the United States Olympic team that will compete in Beijing beginning Aug. 8. 'I just got off the crutches today,' Battier said. 'After talking to Dr. (Tom) Clanton, I won't start running until after July 4. There is a (USA Basketball) minicamp the last weekend in June. If you can't play in the minicamp, you probably can't make the team, so that that probably means the decision has been made.'”
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