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CP3決定不參加2016美國夢幻隊
Chris Paul Withdraws from Consideration for Team USA Roster at 2016 Olympics

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After winning Olympic gold in both 2008 and 2012, Los Angeles Clippers point
guard Chris Paul revealed Monday he has removed himself from consideration
for Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

在2008年以及2012年位美國隊贏得金牌後，LA快艇控球後衛CP3證實星期一時他已經決定不
繼續參加2016在里約舉辦的奧運會。

According to Lee Jenkins of SI.com, the 30-year-old veteran cited the grind
of the NBA season as a primary reason for his decision: "I feel my body
telling me that I could use the time."

據運動畫刊記者Jenkins報導，這位30歲的老鳥主要的考量是NBA賽季太操了。「我的身體
告訴我我必須運用這些時間(指奧運會期間)休息。」

Per Jenkins, CP3 also took spending additional time with his family under
consideration before settling on his international future: "Just a few days
ago, Little Chris asked me, 'Daddy, will you play in the Olympics again?'
Part of me wanted to say yes, because he's never been part of it. But I told
him, 'I want to spend more time with you.'"

同時Jenkins也說CP3希望能花更多的時間來陪伴家人。幾天前小CP3問我：「你是不是又要
去打奧運?」雖然一部分的我是想去的，但我還是告訴他：「我想多花些時間陪你。」

Paul has been a key contributor on each of the past two Olympic teams, and
his presence will undoubtedly be missed in Brazil.

在過去兩屆奧運CP3都是關鍵人物，這次他在巴西的缺陣一定會讓大家很懷念他。

The nine-time All-Star is enjoying another spectacular season for the Clips
with per-game averages of 19.8 points and 9.9 assists.

九屆入選明星賽的他正以場均19.8分9.9助攻努力享受快艇隊這季的比賽。

Paul is perhaps the best distributor in all of basketball, but Team USA has
the benefit of depth more so than any other nation in the world.

CP3可能是夢幻隊最關鍵的人物，但是美國最有優勢的地方就是比世界上任何國家隊的板凳
深度都要更深。

That means the likes of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook are likely to take on even
greater roles. Paul's absence also opens the door for Kyrie Irving, John
Wall, Damian Lillard and others to potentially make the team.

這意味著Curry、西河可能必須扮演更大的角色，另外CP3的缺席也讓KI、Wall、Lillard
或其他人更有可能入選。

Carmelo Anthony indicated he is "still gung-ho about [the Olympics]," but
will need to speak with Paul to be sure his withdrawal is "nothing serious,"
per Marc Berman of the New York Post.

甜瓜表示自己仍非常熱衷奧運比賽，但是還是會去跟CP3談談關於他的退出，讓他放心。

Losing a player of Paul's ilk would be devastating to any other national
team, and while head coach Mike Krzyzewski will certainly have to make some
adjustments without CP3 at his disposal, he has enough weapons to help the
Americans three-peat as gold-medal winners.

如果在其他國家隊失去CP3這樣的球員可能會是毀滅性的消息，K教頭必須在CP3缺陣的情況
下做出調整。在他手下依然有足夠的武器可以幫助美國隊獲得金牌。



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