On a US basketball team filled with stars, nobody scored more than Bradley Beal during the season. (More Sports News)
At the top of his NBA game, he was finally set to take on the international one.
The coronavirus has wrecked his Olympic dreams.
Beal will miss the Olympics after being placed into health and safety protocols and USA Basketball said Thursday it will replace him on its roster at a later date.
"I'm dying for him," coach Gregg Popovich said.
"We all are."
The Americans also announced that forward Jerami Grant has also been played in health and safety protocols "out of an abundance of caution."
Popovich said the Americans didn't expect that his Olympics would be in jeopardy.
It is unclear if Beal has been vaccinated. He had started all three exhibition games for the U.S. so far in Las Vegas, averaging 10.3 points on 10-for-21 shooting.