Special treatment as expected US basketball team rents entire Paris hotel

LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and other super luxurious members receive special treatment

The US national basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics is reportedly spending about $15 million (about 20.8 billion won) on living expenses during the Olympics, including renting an entire luxury hotel in Paris.

On the 28th (local time), the US Forbes reported, citing a key source, that “the US national team has rented an entire luxury hotel in Paris with 800 rooms.”

Forbes explained, “This is a large scale that can accommodate a large number of people, including the players, their families, support staff, national team staff, and NBA staff.”

He continued, “If we review the budgets and related data of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the United States Basketball Association, the cost of the U.S. basketball team’s stay during the Olympics is approximately $15 million,” and explained, “Compared to other sports that spend $300,000 to $400,000, it is a huge amount.” The

U.S. basketball team has prepared for the Olympics on its own since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, in which NBA players participated. They lived in luxury hotels during the Olympics and even used luxury cruise ships as lodging.

Forbes said, “The National Basketball Association prepared lodgings that are isolated from the outside world for each Olympics in order to protect and manage the condition of top players,” and “Off-site lodgings can provide the best diet for players, allow their families to visit freely, and solve room assignment issues.” He continued,

“Sometimes the team’s lodgings are open to the public, but there was a problem during the 2008 Beijing Olympics when a large number of fans gathered in front of the U.S. basketball team hotel to see top star Kobe Bryant. Since then, they have been paying more attention to security.” Meanwhile, the U.S. national basketball team is made up of NBA special players such as LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), and Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns). Their income last year is said to have exceeded $600 million (KRW 831.3 billion). 토토사이트