Team USA Blooper Reel [Video Highlights]
Team USA fulfilled its mission and the team was led in part by the best players in the game. What happened though when the players were in their more casual mode?
Team USA fulfilled its mission and the team was led in part by the best players in the game. What happened though when the players were in their more casual mode?
Kevin Durant and James Harden stopped by NBC Late Night host Jimmy Fallon on their way back to OKC. Clearly they were still a bit lagged both from the flight as well as the 2 week experience, but were still in good spirits as they entertained Fallon'
Team USA and Serena Williams Visit McDonalds
Team USA takes on Argentina in order to advance to the medal round.
The tournament stage is upon us, and now that jockeying for position is over, we can finally see some real sudden-death basketball being played.
Kevin Durant was the key player in Team USA's 2nd half surge against Argentina last night.
Day 5 of Olympic Basketball was like one big tease. There were premiere matchups to be seen, and some nice moments, but none of the results really changed anything expected.
USA vs Argentina Game Thread
After a wild Day 4 in which fates were decided, Day 5 will mostly be jockeying for position in the upcoming tournament. Still, there's some intriguing matchups set for today.
Two days after crushing Nigeria, Team USA got a wake-up call this morning when the team from Lithuania took them to their near-limit. SB Nation's Ben Golliver breaks down the game and shares his insight for how the USA has to continue to evolve.
game thread
Ben Golliver goes above and beyond the call of duty to give us the critical play breakdown that decided the game between Team USA and Nigeria.
Teams will get eliminated today, and seeds will finally begin to take shape. Some teams look to finish the group stage undefeated, while others are entering last chance station, hoping to salvage a tournament berth.
Again, Team USA dominates the power rankings with a convincing victory over Nigeria. But lower in the standings, teams continue to shuffle.
Superlatives really don't do justice to what we witnessed in Team USA's thrashing of Nigeria by a score of 156-73.
Team USA continues its march to the gold by facing Nigeria in Game 3 of the preliminary round.
Coach Nick of BBall Breakdown is back with his hoops analysis of Team USA's previous game against Tunisia. This is part I of his analysis, so we will be sure to post part II when it is available.
Check inside for the lowdown on today's matchups for Team USA and Spain.
Check inside for original power rankings of the 12 teams remaining in the Olympic tournament!
Team USA took on the national team from Tunisia yesterday afternoon and earned a resounding win, 110-63.
Day 2 of the Olympic Basketball Tournament saw a pickup in the action for a few teams, but there were some serious blowouts for the major powers of basketball.
Some exciting games today as the Groups begin to take shape.
SB Nation's Ben Golliver gives us a complete run-down of Team USA's convincing win against France. The American squad continues group play throughout the week, with games upcoming against Tunisia, Lithuania, Nigeria and then Argentina.
So, Day 1 of the Olympic Basketball tournament was....underwhelming, to say the least. But it has set the stage for who's for real and who's fronting in the context of the Olympic Tournament. Some teams came out to play, others looked overwhelmed.
I missed this photo earlier, but thank heavens that the OKC Thunderfans did not. Kevin Durant may be a 6'10" movie star basketball dork, James Harden may be Superfly, but Serge Ibaka may have them both beat. He's a venerable international man of myst
Team USA vs France video highlights.