Football
Associated Press 17y

Pacers' O'Neal interested in playing for Team USA

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal is
re-thinking Team USA.

After declining tryout invitations because of a groin injury
last season, O'Neal said he planned to talk to Team USA managing
director Jerry Colangelo sometime this year.

"I'm going to reach out to him because he reached out to me a
couple of times last year, but it just wasn't the best feeling in
my body," O'Neal said.

He helped the United States' men's basketball team win a gold
medal in the 2003 Tournament of the Americas Olympic qualifier but
was forced to withdraw from 2004 Olympics due to a knee injury. The
U.S. will compete in the 2007 Tournament of the Americas to qualify
for the 2008 Olympic games.

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