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Article: Brown rethinking United States Olympic team's tough road trip
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- August 1, 2004
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ROY KAMMERER, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
08-01-2004
Dateline: COLOGNE, Germany
Larry Brown said Sunday the incident with Allen Iverson, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade is forgotten and buried.
The United States coach refused to let them play in the Olympic team's 86-71 win over Puerto Rico on Saturday, punishment for the trio showing up late for a team meeting.
"It won't happen again. They'll play the next game and some will start," said Brown, who clearly wants to move on.
He would rather focus on a tough road trip against some of Europe's top teams, one that will carry his squad right into the Athens Games, which begin Aug. 13. The team landed in Germany on Sunday, shook off the jet ...