NBA MVP Curry to skip Rio Games to rest knee

- Stephen Curry has withdrawn from consideration for the U.S. basketball team for the Olympic Games in Rio to allow a knee injury time to heal, the league MVP announced on Monday. The Golden State Warriors guard missed four games in their post-season run after spraining his right knee but returned to action on May 9 to help the Warriors take a 2-0 lead over Cleveland Cavaliers in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. "I recently informed (USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo) of this decision." Colangelo said USA Basketball understood but was disappointed not to have Curry join their gold medal defense.