"England is guaranteed a spot in the London Olympics basketball tournament next summer. It's the perks of hosting the games. (The USA is the only other nation to have already qualified, by virtue of winning the World Championships last summer.)

But there is still work to do this summer. The Bulls Luol Deng has already played with England, and this summer they wanted to integrate Ben Gordon into the team. This summer was prep for next summer.

But the lockout and the insurance issues it creates could kill that,reports Yahoo Europe."