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Team USA foward Anthony Davis warms up before an exhibition game July 16, 2012, between the U.S. men's basketball team and Brazil at Verizon Center in D.C. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Team USA forward LeBron James blows a bubble of chewing gum prior to an exhibition game July 16, 2012, between the U.S. men's basketball team and Brazil at Verizon Center in D.C. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Team USA center Tyson Chandler stands at attention during the playing of the national anthem before an exhibition game July 16, 2012, between the U.S. men's basketball team and Brazil at Verizon Center in D.C. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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An overview of Verizon Center in D.C. is seen July 16, 2012, before an exhibition game between the U.S. men's basketball team and Brazil. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Team USA guard Kobe Bryant stands at attention before the start of an exhibition game July 16, 2012, between the U.S. men's basketball team and Brazil at Verizon Center in D.C. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Team USA forward LeBron James takes the court prior to an exhibition game July 16, 2012, between the U.S. men's basketball team and Brazil at Verizon Center in D.C. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Team USA guard Andre Iguodala (9) dunks during an exhibition game July 16, 2012, between the U.S. men's basketball team and Brazil at Verizon Center in D.C. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Maya Moore of the United States calls out a play while dribbling against Karla Cristina Martins Da Costa during an exhibition game between the U.S. national basketball team and Brazil at Verizon Center, Washington D.C., Monday, July 16, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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LeBron James heads to the hoop with a layup in the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team's win over Brazil on Monday, July 16th at Verizon Center. (The Washington Times)

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First lady Michelle Obama, from left, President Barack Obama, and daughter Malia Obama react as they watch Team USA and Brazil during the first half of an Olympic exhibition basketball game, Monday, July 16, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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This two picture combo shows from left; a Feb. 1, 2012, file photo of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as he arrives at the Supreme Court in London, and a June 20, 2012, photo of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during a meeting at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Left photo — AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File; right photo — AP Photo/Victor Caivano, File)

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Environmental activists, one portraying Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff holding a banner symbolizing "dirty money" made from fossil fuel subsidies, protest on the final day of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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The Dewaruci from Indonesia, left, the Cisne Branco from Brazil, right, and the Cuauhtémoc from Mexico, second from right, all tall ships, sail out of Baltimore Harbor after celebrating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner as part of a week long international tall ship and naval vessel parade called the Star-Spangled Sailabration, Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Pride of Baltimore II, second from right, leads the Cuauhtémoc, a tall ship from Mexico, right, and the Cisne Branco, a tall ship from Brazil, left, out of Baltimore Harbor after celebrating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner as part of a week long international tall ship and naval vessel parade called the Star-Spangled Sailabration, Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, June 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)