Zach LaVine has officially cleared USA Basketball’s healthy and safety protocols and will join the USA team in Tokyo Thursday afternoon, USA Basketball announced Wednesday.
U.S. Olympic Team member Zach LaVine has cleared USA Basketball's health & safety protocols. LaVine will join the USA team in Tokyo Thursday afternoon.
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 21, 2021
LaVine, who went into USA Basketball’s health and safety protocols Monday and did not travel with the team to Tokyo, played in all four USA exhibition games, started two games, and averaged 20.0 minutes, 10.8 points, 2.5 rebounds a game, while shooting 53.6% from the field, 41.2% from 3-point and 66.7% from the foul line.