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Article: United States looks to have easy first round, but Argentina awaits

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Dateline: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Unlike four years ago, the Americans are keeping things local at the Olympic qualifying tournament.

The United States team settled in Tuesday at a beachfront resort just a few kilometers (miles) from Roberto Clemente Coliseum, where they will try to earn one of three berths available to FIBA-Americas teams at the Olympic qualifying tournament.

They open play Wednesday night against Brazil, which features forward Nene of the Denver Nuggets and incoming Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa. Brazil won the gold medal at the recently completed Pan American Games.

There was one change to the United States roster Tuesday as Karl Malone ...

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