Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were riding around the streets on bicycles this weekend for charity, and now they are ready to go get gold in China for team UsA.

Coach K of Duke and Jerry Colangelo selected both Wade and James along with Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd and Carmelo Anthony, as the USA goes after their first basketball gold medal since 1996.

This is Wade’s second Olympic’s, after he and his teammates walked away in 2004 very disappointed.

“One thing that really helped my confidence was when LeBron and C.P. came to Chicago and we played together,” said Wade, who missed 31 games last season, an absence that sent the Heat plummeting to a 15-67 record. “We really took it up a notch and it was very competitive and I was doing what I normally do, so I was feeling good.”

Colangelo came to Chicago to see Wade play and came away convinced the 6-foot-4 guard was healthy.

Wade never wondered whether he’d be able to get ready.

“It’s all about me being healthy,” he said. “I’ve never doubted my talent. It’s just making sure I’m healthy for the long haul. Once I knew that weeks and weeks ago, then I was confident in moving forward.”

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