Luis Scola and Argentina ... caused the majority of NBA superstars, except Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, and Richard Jefferson, to back out from the quadrennial event. USA Basketball had to scramble ...

He and Bill Bradley are the only players ... NBA playoff careers – Ginóbili and LeBron James. Ginóbili's professional career lasted 23 seasons in all, starting with stints in Italy and Argentina.

Power forward Luis Scola scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Argentina breezed past France 80-66 to book their place in Sunday's basketball ... to lead his team to their ...