Posts Tagged ‘Team USA’
Steve Kerr to replace Gregg Popovich as head coach of Team USA
Steve Kerr, a three-time NBA championship coach with the Golden State Warriors, has been selected as the next coach for Team USA. Kerr will replace Gregg Popovich and lead a reshaped USA coaching staff into the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Paris Olympics. Sources said that Kerr’s coaching staff would include Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, Miami Heat coach Erik…
Read MoreTeam USA fighting COVID-19 cases
Team USA is fighting a challenging scenario with COVID-19 as it tries to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. The Americans lost a player Thursday and put another in the health and safety protocol. USA Basketball announced late Thursday night that the men’s basketball game against Australia scheduled for Friday night in Las Vegas had been…
Read MoreFans boo Team USA after loss against Australia
In a preparation game for the Tokyo Olympics, Team USA lost against Australia in Las Vegas 83-91. And for probably the first time since NBA players began suiting up for the national team, they heard boos when a game ended — on home soil, no less. Dating to the 2019 World Cup, where they finished…
Read MoreNigeria shocks Team USA
Team USA suffered a stunning and sobering defeat in its first exhibition game before the Olympics, getting outplayed by Nigeria in a 90-87 loss Saturday night. Coming into the game, the Americans had been 54-2 in exhibition games since professionals started playing in 1992, and just nine years ago beat Nigeria by 83 points in…
Read MoreUSA beef up the list of finalists for Tokyo Olympics
Team USA announced 57 players as finalists for the team that will play at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. In addition to the 42 NBA players previously selected, USA Basketball has added 15 to their list, including second-year star Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans, the top pick in the 2019 draft, and Trae Young of…
Read MorePlayer pool announced for Team USA
Yesterday USA Basketball announced the player pool for Team USA. The 35-player pool for the 2018-20 men’s national basketball team, includes all the familiar faces such as LeBron James, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry etc. In addition, it also includes some first time members of USA Men’s National Team, such as Myles Turner, Devin Booker, CJ McCollum,…
Read MoreTeam USA clinches gold in Rio
Team USA made it three consecutive gold medals with success over Serbia in the finals of the 2016 Olympic Games. The defending champs were simply too good in the showpiece game and eased to victory with a commanding 96-66 win. In clinching the gold, Team USA extended its position as the most successful Olympic nation…
Read More2016 Olympic Games: Semifinal Preview
We are at the Semifinal stage of the 2016 Olympic Games, and four nations remain in the hunt for Basketball gold. After an excellent quarterfinals round, all remaining teams will now see the chance to go all the way. Australia and Spain are in fantastic form, but Spain must face the elephant in the room.…
Read MoreTeam USA beats France 100-97
Already qualified, Team USA downed France on Day 9 of the Rio Olympics Basketball tournament. The victory means the US is guaranteed to win Group A with an unblemished 5-0 record. As for France, the Europeans gave a good account of themselves in this 100-97 defeat and put a foot in the next round. Indeed,…
Read MoreTeam USA and Croatia make U19’s final
Team USA in on track to defend its title at the U19 World Championships in Heraklion after overcoming tournament hosts Greece in the semi-finals. The five time champs will now clash with Croatia in the showpiece game after the all-European clash with Turkey ended in favour of the Croats. The USA had its biggest fright…
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