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Colangelo Gives Special Treatment to Kobe in Qualifying for Olympic Team

Cesar Tordesillas   |

Aug 13, 2015 09:43 AM EDT

Kobe Bryant will still be given a chance to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, even though he did not attend this week's "mandatory" minicamp, NBC Sports reported. USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo made attendance at the mincamp a requirement to making the Olympic team.