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Mark Woods: Ben Gordon has been confirmed for a Jason Richardson charity event in Detroit on June 30. If true, casts doubt on his playing for GB. Twitter

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Mark Woods: British Basketball officials say they don't know yet if Ben Gordon will be at start of camp on Thursday. "proceed whether there or not" Twitter

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But (Ben) Gordon – who starred with Deng at the Chicago Bulls before switching to Detroit three years ago – insists he remains committed to the cause and that it was just a matter of time before he suited up for a competitive game as a Brit. Thrilled “It was frustrating,” said Gordon, 29. “I have been involved for a few years but I have had to wait to be able to make the trip over. This summer was all about working to make sure I could be there. “It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Olympics is the biggest stage and it is great to be involved. “We’ve got a very good team and I’m looking forward to meeting up with the guys. “Obviously, there will be a lot of good teams at the Olympics but with the players we’ve got I don’t see why we can’t go far. Manchester Evening News

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon, Great Britain, Olympics 

I was thinking Ben Gordon is rotting away in Detroit, he could help them do some damage in the Western Conference, can they get this done with a pick and the rights to Troy Murphy and his expiring deal? Craig Chandler. Sam: Ben’s in. I’ve been hearing that the Pistons believe they’ll have something going for Ben this offseason. Do you wonder how often he thinks about what life would be like with $10 million less over five years that he hasn’t dipped into yet, obviously, and having been able to stand across the floor from Rose being double and triple teamed. He’d have been Ben Jordan. Same with Joe Johnson. Don’t let you children grow up to be cowboys or listen to their agents who tell them to take the most money. These are the best years or your life and if you have moments of great regret they probably are your fault after you’ve been a free agent. NBA.com

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon 

Since inking his 5 year $55 million contract, Gordon hasn’t even sniffed the playoffs, let alone the Conference Finals and all the losing is starting to grate on him. “I’m not going to lie it’s a lot easier. Obviously when you’re playing for seeding and those types of things,” Gordon told HOOPSWORLD. “We’re professional athletes. We still have to come out and give it 110 percent.” The Pistons have lost three straight games and five of their last ten and nine of their last fourteen. “I don’t deal with losing very well,” said Gordon. “It’s tough but it is what it is right now and we just need to figure out in the future how to get out this.” HoopsWorld

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon 

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng is one of three NBA players who have agreed to play on Britain's Olympic team. British basketball says Deng, Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon and Charlotte Bobcats center Byron Mullens have "confirmed their availability and commitment" to play at the Olympics. They are part of a 21-man preliminary squad. WCBD-TV 2

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Lawrence Frank discussed all the minutiae that built into a 17-point loss, then synopsized it in one sentence. "I’m tired of making excuses, we’ve just got to find a way to play better," he said. Ben Gordon, asked if the Pistons’ record is reflective of their real identity, didn’t bite at the cop-out opportunity to say they aren’t really the NBA’s second-worst team. "I wouldn’t say talent-wise," Gordon said. "But we are what we are right now. We can’t just change our record because we think we’re better than we are. So yeah, we’re a 3-13 team and, until we prove otherwise, we have to just keep trying to muster that effort that it takes to win an NBA game, and we haven’t been doing that." Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Lawrence Frank, Ben Gordon 

Although the Pistons probably could have used one, shooting guard Ben Gordon said owner Tom Gores' message to the team following Tuesday's marathon practice wasn't a pep talk. Gores, who will be on hand tonight for the first home game since he bought the team, addressed the players at the request of coach Lawrence Frank, in the wake of Monday's season-opening thumping at Indiana. "He's just a normal guy," Gordon said. "He wants us to go out there and take our jobs serious every day, and he told us great things can happen. "He says he's a kid from Flint that worked hard and was consistent with his work every day, and that's the same thing that he wants us to do. He made it very clear that he's here to support us, and we're all in this together." Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon, Tom Gores 

A half hour later, Denzel Washington, wearing a warm-up suit, black baseball hat and Joakim Noah’s tennis sneakers (a payback for Air Jordans he turned over upon request in Paris to the then 12-year-old), unassumingly slid in opposite West. Many moons ago, Duane Martin, whom I knew as a squiggly jump shooter at FDR, NYU and Harvey World before he ventured out here to become an actor (“White Men Can’t Jump,” “Above the Rim”), sports agent and currently real estate entrepreneur, took me downtown to ball at the YMCA. Denzel was there that day. After his freshman year, Fordham assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo might have done him a favor by telling him he should think about pursuing another career. Still, Denzel loves to hoop and loves to talk about it; the Mount Vernon product is narrator of the soon-to-be released documentary about all the great players to come from that area — Gus and Ray Williams, Rodney and Scooter McCray, Ben Gordon, Lowes Moore, Earl Tatum, etc. New York Post

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Vincent Goodwill: Frank on Ben Gordon: "He's a game-changer. He's proven. He doesn't just have a couple years, he has a body of work." Twitter

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon 

Vincent Ellis: Ben Gordon: "Just happy we to hear we came to an understanding. We haven't seen all of the exact details yet so you can't get too excited." Twitter

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon, Lockout 

Howard Beck: 14 plaintiffs listed. Carmelo, Chauncey, Caron Butler, Baron Davis, Kevin Dyrant, Ben Gordon, Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo, among others. Twitter

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Ken Berger: Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Anthony Tolliver and Derrick Williams are plaintiffs in the Minnesota case. Twitter

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He sat in on labor negotiations late last month that Gordon on Tuesday described as a "waste of time." And the Pistons' shooting guard thinks it's only a matter of time before more games are canceled. "I think there will be more games missed," Gordon said when reached by phone as he was driving to Chicago. "I expect it might be a year or two. I realized that when I was listening to both sides during the negotiations. I think there will be a lot of games missed and more money is going to go down the drain. "I'm preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best." Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon, Lockout 

If games are missed in the NBA, you’re not willing to risk your contract by playing overseas? Ben Gordon: “It’s kind of hard to say right now. I’ve never not played basketball for a year straight. I definitely can’t see that happening. The likelihood of me playing overseas, I really don’t know. There’s a lot to consider, the market, the teams that are looking for someone like me. I just don’t know. It’s far out.” Grantland

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon, Lockout 

You were a player representative with Chicago. How do the players view Billy Hunter, the executive director of the players association? Ben Gordon: “Judging from what he did with the last lockout, it seemed like the players were happy. I understand this negotiation is completely different. One thing I do know about Billy Hunter is he fights for the players. I feel like that’s exactly with what he’s doing right now. It seems like right now, the league is just saying 'take it or leave it.' I think you have to take a stance. At the end of the day, the owners have a lot at stake and so do the players. You have to stand and fight or take a deal you don’t want to take. That’s not something the players are willing to do.” Grantland

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You were pretty close to playing for Great Britain’s national team this summer. What happened? Ben Gordon: “There is always next summer when the Olympics are in London. I really had my mind set that I would play this summer, but with the birth of my first son, to me, it wasn’t best suited for my family and I didn’t want to rush the situation and have it be an inconvenience. It would probably be smart to wait until next year. On top of that, all the stuff that’s going on with the lockout, there were too many bad signs so I didn’t want to force it and end up regretting it. When the NBA announced the lockout, they sent a letter out that said staff members form from the team are not allowed to have contact, et cetera, et cetera. Number nine on the letter pretty much says any serious injury you might acquire while the lockout is going on can void your contract. So right now, my risk tolerance is pretty low. There’s no need to put myself in that type of risk right now. It’s not like the Olympics are this summer. I just pretty much weighed my options until the very last minute and then just went with my gut feeling. With my son, traveling certain countries at this young age, I didn’t want to put him through that right now.” Grantland

Detroit Pistons, Ben Gordon, Great Britain 

British Basketball has today confirmed that NBA Detroit Pistons’ star Ben Gordon will not be joining the Standard Life GB team for their EuroBasket campaign this summer. Gordon has decided not to partake this summer due to complications regarding the NBA lockout and the proposed insurance coverage. MVP 24/7

Detroit Pistons, FIBA, Ben Gordon 

“We have built the reputation of our programme to such a level that where the players are concerned, all the professional clubs know that their players are well provided for when they are with the British squad. Unfortunately for both Ben and ourselves we are unable to connect again this year. “It will be doubly important that next year we have everything in place for Ben to join us on day one of the programme as every day he is with us will be key to performing at our peak for London 2012.” MVP 24/7

Detroit Pistons, FIBA, Ben Gordon 

British Basketball officials have admitted it is now likely that Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon will withdraw from Britain’s squad for the third successive summer. The London-born player’s arrival has been held up by insurance problems caused by the NBA lockout. And although a deal has been done for Luol Deng, performance director Chris Spice concedes that Gordon is a probable absentee for EuroBasket. “We’ll know on Monday but it is looking unlikely,” Spice told the BBC. MVP 24/7

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