Stoudemire, Nowitzki Out of World Championships

July 20 - Amare Stoudemire will not play for the United States in next month's world championships because of problems insuring his contract, a damaging blow to the Americans on the day training camp opened. The New York Knicks' new forward was expected to be one of the Americans' top players in Turkey, but the team learned of the change of plans yesterday.

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will not play for Germany at the world tourney. The German basketball federation said Nowitzki would be back for the 2011 European Championship that will also serve as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 Olympics in London. The announcement came shortly after Nowitzki signed his new contract with the Mavericks, a deal reportedly worth more than $80 million for four years.

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