Team USA's basketball stars, all from the NBA, will stay on a luxury cruise liner moored at the Port of Rio instead of the athletes' village.
It is being heavily guarded by security. The Silver Stream has a normal capacity of up to 300 passengers, but will have a far more select group boarding Wednesday when the basketball players arrive.
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On board they can enjoy the pool and hot rub, their own suites with extra-long beds, and a spa, library and even a casino. The vessel is under tight security with a bulletproof glass screen around the dock and patrol vessels with armed police on the water. They could have stayed in more modest surrounding in the athletes' village, where rooms are shared , all relaxation areas are communal. Team leaders feared they would have been inundated with demands for autographs and selfies.