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AP source: Irving, Barnes finish US Olympic basketball team

FILE- In this May 18, 2016, file pool photo, Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) dunks against Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif. A person with knowledge of the details says Kyrie Irving and Harrison Barnes will play for the U.S. Olympic basketball team, filling out the 12-man roster. Irving and Barnes have accepted spots, the person told The Associated Press on Saturday, June 25, 2016, two days before the Americans plan to announce the team headed to Rio. (Kyle Terada/Pool Photo via AP, File FILE- In this May 18, 2016, file pool photo, Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes (40) dunks against Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif. A person with knowledge of the details says Kyrie Irving and Harrison Barnes will play for the U.S. Olympic basketball team, filling out the 12-man roster. Irving and Barnes have accepted spots, the person told The Associated Press on Saturday, June 25, 2016, two days before the Americans plan to announce the team headed to Rio. (Kyle Terada/Pool Photo via AP, File

By Associated Press June 25, 2016 2 min read

The U.S. basketball team has its roster for Rio.

Kyrie Irving and Harrison Barnes accepted spots on the team to fill out the Americans’ 12-player Olympic squad, a person with knowledge of the details said Saturday.

The decisions come two days before the Americans plan to announce the team in New York. They were confirmed to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because roster details were to remain private.

The Americans had received 10 confirmations by Thursday and were holding spots for Irving and LeBron James, who wanted more time to decide after winning the NBA championship. James opted not to play but Irving should be an important player after a number of top point guards, including Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul, withdrew from consideration.

Irving was the MVP of the 2014 Basketball World Cup.