Congressional Opinion on NBA Age Limit; USA’s Coach K

At least one member of the United States Congress has voiced his disapproval of the NBA’s strict age requirement. Currently the NBA mandates that any player entering the league be at least 19 years old and be one year removed from high school. This forces many young superstars to go for one-and-done years in the college game or, more recently, to go to Europe to play before entering the NBA. Representative Steve Cohen, a democrat from Tennessee, said the age limit is unfair to young people who are trying to pursue their careers. Other sports leagues don’t have such limits.

In other news… the Arizona Republic is reporting that Team USA Basketball wants Coach K to return to the sidelines as the coach when the national team returns to action this year. The USA hoops team won gold in Beijing at the Olympics, but there are more international games slated this year, and the search for a team is beginning. Some new faces might make the team this time out, including Brandon Roy, Derrick Rose and Kevin Durant.

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