Posted on 07/25/2021 7:14:02 AM PDT by janetjanet998
Team USA was fried by the French in a stunning men’s basketball opening loss at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Americans led Team France by seven with under four minutes remaining, but the French scored the next 14 points for a shocking 83-76 victory at Saitama Super Arena.
Nets star Kevin Durant was in early foul trouble and finished with 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting in 21 minutes before fouling out in the closing seconds. Jrue Holiday net a team-high 18 and Bam Adebayo adding 12.
I didn’t watch either, but my understanding is that a few of the players didn’t even join the rest of the squad until literally just days ago due to the NBA playoffs, so yes, I’d say it’s likely that there hasn’t been near enough practice as a team.
They can back to their million dollar shoe contracts.
And their kneeling.
Woketball.. Maybe if they tried as hard on the courts as they did spewing hateful political rhetoric, the would have won.
Popovich eats s### as a coach.
But he is a top level US hater.
The Miracle on Ice.
I will NEVER forget how I felt in those last seconds of that game....never.
first year I ever remember actively hoping that the USA wins as few medals as possible.
To woke for me, won’t be watching a single event; add it to the list along with the NBA and NFL of things I will never watch.
The 92 Dream Team played the same way, very frequently setting up a teammate rather than me, me, me.
“US basketball lost to France. I don’t care who you are, that’s funny.”
US Team should have walked in singing The Panzerlied, in German. That would have rattled the Frogs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_lEXliZSPY
You mean no double dribbling and no walking?
Virtually the entire country came to a standstill. I met Paul Henderson at a sports card show. Unlike most I had him autograph my Bible and he wrote in a favourite verse. He had become a born again Christian. He’s been battling leukaemia since 2009 but still alive.
The USA basketballers must have received the blessing of Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Schumer, and Psacki
Woke Olympics of 2021.
The Gregg Popovich era of U.S. Olympic men’s basketball is off to a dreadful start.
You know, I ‘m actually pleased. That ass Popovich and his stars with overblown egos and sense of importance deserve a good comeuppance. Now if only the women’s soccer team would lose too....
Brooks was right about one thing, though: He said from the start that he didn’t want the BEST players on that team, but the RIGHT players.
Too late a swimmer already has.
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