LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, will miss the USA Basketball minicamp at the UNLV Mendenhall Center

LeBron James will not participate in the USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas next week, several sources familiar with James' plans told ESPN

James, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was in Las Vegas this weekend to watch his new team, the Los Angeles Lakers, play a summer league but he will not be present for the training camp that will be held from July 25 to 27 at the Mendenhall Center. UNLV

This will be the first official gathering of the United States with Gregg Popovich as head coach. James played for Larry Brown on the 2004 bronze medal team at the Athens Olympics, in which Popovich served as assistant. He then won two consecutive gold medals, in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, under the direction of head coach Mike Krzyzewski

James did not play on the # USA Basketball 2016 team that won gold in Rio

from the 35 names included in the pool of players that the US Men's National Basketball Team released in April. From this pool, a 12-man roster will be selected for the 2019 World Cup in China and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

James should make his first public remarks on his decision to join the Lakers on July 30 when he will preside. During the grand opening of the I PROMISE school in Akron, Ohio, a public school created in partnership with its charitable organization, the LeBron James Family Foundation.