US basketball team preps for world championship
The basketball World Championship is set to begin in Turkey at the end of the month. In an exhibition game this weekend, Team USA defeated France 86-55. The team is playing out without basketball superstars like Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade and LeBron James, but there seems to be a new talent on the court: Kevin Durant. We talk with Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin about how the team is shaping up.
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