The Olympic Village at Paris 2024 has received plenty of criticism from athletes. None of those complaints have come from members of Team USA's basketball teams, though, as they don't stay there. A decision was made to ditch the village in 1992 for a number of understandable reasons.
The Olympic Village in Paris has caused plenty of controversy during the 2024 Games. Complaints about the accommodation have been plentiful, with food, air conditioning and the quality of the beds all coming under fire . However, those issues aren't the reason that you won't find the Team USA Basketball squad sleeping in the village.
They haven't stayed in one for more than 30 years. Dating back to 1992, when a men's side that included Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson decided to ditch the Olympic Village in Barcelona, members of Team USA have always slept in luxury hotels while at the Games. Granted, in the case of the men's team, most of its multi-millionaire NBA stars probably don't want to give up the luxurious lifestyles they have become accustomed to for dorm-style living in the village.
As Team USA spokesperson, Craig Miller, told the Associated Press back in 2016, there is another major reason why stars such as LeBron James have routinely chosen to swerve the Olympic Village. It's one you can't really be too mad at them for, either. Beds in the Olympic Village 'Just Aren't Made' for Seven-Foot NBA Players "You face the issue in a hotel, or you would face it in a village; the be.