How could Patrick Ewing play on the Dream Team if he's Jamaican?

Question

Explain this to me.

Answer 1

He was a U.S. citizen and chose to play on Team USA.

Answer 2

he was a us citizen and u can play for any country you were born in are a citizen of or have 75 percent or more ancestry from

Answer 3

Ewing was born in Jamaica.

Duncan was born in US Virgin Islands

Both are Americans

Answer 4

Tim Duncan is from Saint Croix? he still played.

Answer 5

He became a US citizen and was chosen to play. Now try to explain this one to me...Chris Kaman playing for the German national team while he is from Michigan?

Answer 6

Hey, yo

It was because he turned into a USA Citizen.

Answer 7

he was born in jamaica but he became a u.s. citizen.

chris kaman was born in the united states and is playing for germany.

so i think you basically can play for whatever olympic team if you your claim citizenship for that country.