"He made that clear to me," [Chandler] Parsons said. "He did. He's great. If there's any issue or any conversation that needs to be had I'm having it with Mark. … He obviously told me how he felt. He told the world how he felt about his guys playing for USA basketball. But at the same time he understood it was something that I was really passionate about and it was something that I really wanted to do."

-- Dallas Morning News