Carmelo Anthony clashed with another Olympic team coach, but this time it was as he chased a ball near the sidelines and hyperextended his knee as he fell onto Mike Krzyzewski. The team doesn’t think the injury is serious, but only time will tell.

Meanwhile, the USA Basketball team escaped with a 90-86 victory over Brazil. The team came out fairly strong and led at halftime before Brazil had a 16-0 run which gave the Brazilians a lead. The Brazilian team was led by Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns and Anderson Varejao of the Cleveland Cavaliers. A few late turnovers by Brazil let the USA escape with a narrow victory.

Lorenzen Wright is waiting on Al Harrington to sign his contract before joining the Atlanta Hawks for the next two years.

Zoran Planinic and Jiri Welsch are just two of several players who will be leaving to NBA to return and play overseas. Sergei Monia was recently sent back to Russia, as well.

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