Posted on 07/11/2021 11:36:04 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
LAS VEGAS (AP) — This is not how USA Basketball expected to open its Olympic summer.
Nigeria probably didn’t expect it, either.
If there was any expectation of invincibility for the Americans heading into the Tokyo Olympics, it’s already gone — after Nigeria beat the U.S. 90-87 on Saturday night, an international shocker pulled off by a roster primarily filled by little-known NBA players that found a way to beat a group of All-NBA, All-Star and max-contract performers.
“We just wanted to compete,” said Nigeria’s Gabe Nnamdi, who goes by Gabe Vincent when playing for the Miami Heat. “We know what USA Basketball means around the world and what they’ve stood for for so long.”
The U.S. had lost 11 games before Saturday in major international play — Olympics and World Cups, mostly — since NBA players began filling the American rosters with the first Dream Team in 1992. None of those losses came against a team from Africa.
"I thought that the Nigerian team played very physically, did a great job in that regard and knocked down a lot of 3s,” U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said. “Give them credit.”
Nnamdi led Nigeria with 21 points. Caleb Agada scored 17 points, Ike Nwamu added 13 and Nigeria outscored the U.S. 60-30 from 3-point range.
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Time to bring in the tranny WNBA.
US won’t win the Gold. Two nations that are quickly getting very good at Basketball are France and Canada.
I actually watched some of the U-19 World Cup. The US barely beat France to get the Gold, but I’m really impressed with how these European teams are improving.
I said that in ten years, less than half of NBA players will be Americans.
Somehow, after the national anthem fiasco, I can’t bring myself to root for either the US Olympic Basketball team or the female soccer team.
I also hope every tranny wins the gold medal and ruin the women’s sports forever.
I’ll root against some usa teams this time. That’s a first for me.
” in ten years, less than half of NBA players will be Americans.”
Maybe that will mean that at least they won’t be anti-American. We can hope.
Well done, Nigeria. Suck it, Popovich.
I’m rooting for Slovenia, because of Luka and Melania.
Yep, that’s how I take it. I’d rather watch EuroLeague than the NBA.
Eventually the best talent may eschew the NBA for Europe.
At this point most of them are anti Americans.
Ted Striker’s efforts have paid off!
“All-Star teams fail because they focus on the individuals instead of the team.” — Herb Brooks
LOL!
They’re certainly going to get an attitude adjustment when they find themselves getting replaced with foreign players.
What’s an ‘Olympic’?
Well, at least, since they lost, we did not have to witness the spectacle of them taking a knee at the anthem
Black Losers Moan
U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said. “Give them credit.”
You don’t get to ‘give’ them anything, you condescending schmuck, they TOOK it.
Popovich, is a loser whether they lose or not, give him credit, pretend fouls may not work in the o-—limp -—ics
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