That’s also as close as they’ll get to vacationing on this trip. USA Basketball is in a bubble for the next few days, as it prepares for its two remaining qualifying games for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup at San Juan. The Americans have already clinched a berth in the field, regardless of what happens against Bahamas on Friday and Mexico on Saturday. But to the players — including NBA veterans like Joe Johnson, Isaiah Thomas and Brandon Bass — and coaches on this trip, these two games are far from irrelevant. ADVERTISEMENT “People will ask, ’Oh, is this a great resume builder? No. This is Team USA,” said Joe Prunty, the head coach for the Americans in these two games. “The level of respect for not only representing your country but with what’s gone on with Team USA through the history of international competition, it means a lot to be a part of that.”