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Las Vegas Aces’ trio, Breanna Stewart headline USA Basketball’s FIBA World Cup roster

2022 WNBA champions A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces, plus 2020 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm, headline USA Basketball’s 12-person roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, where the U.S. is seeking to win its fourth consecutive World Cup crown.

Joining that group, which was announced Tuesday in Sydney, are the Washington Mystics’ Ariel Atkins and Storm’s Jewell Loyd — the only other Team USA members alongside Wilson, Gray and Stewart set to play in both the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup following significant turnover in the USA Basketball ranks. Read More

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