Team USA to have scrimmage in Las Vegas in August

By Mark Anderson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 6, 2019 - 11:42 am

DeMarcus Cousins, left, and Draymond Green of the United States grab a rebound from Andres Nocioni of Argentina during a USA Basketball showcase exhibition game at T-Mobile Arena. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)

The U.S. men’s national basketball team will have an intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 15. Prices begin at $50.

The exhibition as well as the Aug. 16 game against Spain in Anaheim, California, will serve as tuneups for the FIBA World Cup in China on Aug. 31-Sept. 15.

Contact Mark Anderson at manderson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @markanderson65 on Twitter.

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