JaVale McGee on his mother: “She’s won a WNBA championship, I’ve won an NBA championship. So I’ll be able to catch her if I win a gold medal, because she’s won one”

JaVale McGee said his desire to play on the Olympic team stems with an ongoing friendly rivalry between him and his mother, Pam McGee: "She’s won a WNBA championship, I’ve won an NBA championship. So I’ll be able to catch her if I win a gold medal, because she’s won one."

— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) February 11, 2020

OFFICIAL: Five Lakers are among the finalists for the 2020 U.S. Olympic team 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ndPxbss8ds

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 10, 2020