No joke: Kings' Cousins hopes for Team USA shot (The Associated Press)

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DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis have been joking with one another during the U.S. basketball team's first two days of practice, about which big man is better. The Sacramento Kings' 6-foot-11, 270-pounder, who has become one of the best centers in the game, is spending his third straight summer with the national team. ''It was a training camp situation, so it kind of prepared me for this,'' Cousins said after Tuesday's practice. I just have to go through the course and do what I can do and wish for the best.'' Cousins' talent speaks for itself, but USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo has been just as impressed with his perseverance toward the national team, and the maturity he's seen off the court, overcoming attitude issues many believe have limited his progress.

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His dedication toward making the squad became even more evident when he arrived in Las Vegas nearly three weeks ago to practice and train with the Kings' NBA Summer League entry that eventually won the championship

That pretty much makes it clear how much this means to DMC.