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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 06: Trae Young #22 of the 2019 USA Men's Select Team brings the ball up the court during a practice session at the 2019 USA Basketball Men's National Team World Cup minicamp at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV on August 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 06: Trae Young #22 of the 2019 USA Men's Select Team brings the ball up the court during a practice session at the 2019 USA Basketball Men's National Team World Cup minicamp at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV on August 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Trae Young Reportedly Left Team USA Camp with 'Minor' Eye Infection

Mike Chiari
Aug 8, 2019

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young reportedly left Team USA training camp due to a minor eye infection.

According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, Young had been performing well for the select team in recent days leading up to the FIBA World Cup later this month in China.

Young was unlikely to get moved up to Team USA's World Cup squad unless a player already on the team had gotten injured or dropped out.

The United States' select team is comprised of young players poised to potentially make the leap to the senior team in the coming years. Sacramento Kings forward Marvinย BagleyIII, Memphis Grizzlies forwardย Jarenย Jackson Jr. and Hawks forward John Collins are among the players on the select team.

Young, 20, was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft and immediately traded to Atlanta in the deal that sentย Lukaย Doncicย to Dallas.

Although the Hawks struggled as a whole with a 29-53 record, Young enjoyed a highly productive rookie campaign. In 81 games, Young averaged 19.1 points, 8.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds, while shooting 41.8 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from long distance.

With Young, Collins, Kevinย Huerterย and rookie first-round picksย De'Andreย Hunter and Cam Reddish in the fold, the Hawks have a chance to take a big step forward in the top-heavy Eastern Conference this season.

As for Team USA, it will look to win its third consecutiveย FIBAย World Cup despite the fact several stars have pulled out of the event, including Houston Rockets guard James Harden, Los Angeles Lakers big Anthony Davis and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damianย Lillard.

Theย Kembaย Walker-led Americans will begin their pursuit of another gold medal when they face the Czech Republic in their 2019ย FIBAย World Cup opener on Sept. 1 atย Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.

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