White squad exhibition, which will feature four 10-minute quarters, will start at 10:30 p.m. This week’s minicamp is nearing its end, with two days of practices in the books and only Thursday night’s USA Basketball Showcase still to go.

At the time, Griffin was much more concerned about getting ready for the NBA season than the next Olympic cycle, but that dream has started to inch its way back to the forefront. 1 overall pick, Anthony Davis, slid into Griffin’s spot and helped the team win its second straight gold medal. 1 overall pick came to Las Vegas for tryouts, made the 2012 USA team and was practicing for a week before a knee injury the day before the team’s first exhibition game ended his run.Īnother No. Three years ago, Griffin was living that dream. “That’s something I definitely dreamed about as a kid.” but how they represented themselves, how well they did and how polarizing they were,” Griffin said after Wednesday’s practice in Las Vegas. “Seeing that all the time, seeing what they represent and not just playing for the U.S. Of the many things he wanted to accomplish as a basketball player, from an early age one of them was winning a gold medal for the USA Men’s National Team at the Olympics. Las Vegas, Nevada - The Dream Team poster hanging above his bed gave Blake Griffin a clear goal.