Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has withdrawn himself from consideration to play for Team USA at the 2016 Olympics, becoming the newest addition to the lengthy list of NBA superstars that won’t be headed down to Rio this summer.

Westbrook didn’t give a specific reason for his decision, but released the following statement on Friday:

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