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Ten years ago today, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team capped off its dominant run at the 2012 London Olympics with a gold medal-clinching victory over Spain. Team USA’s unexpectedly close win was spearheaded by its all-time great trio of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant, the last of which led the team in scoring with 30 points […]
After a summer of injuries and elite players outright saying no to joining, Team USA was still expected to be a top contender in the FIBA World Cup. They weren’t and instead ended up at an un-American seventh. USA Coach Gregg Popovich isn’t going to let critics have at his team, though. “Some people want […]
Team USA pulled out a tight victory over Turkey,but the win isn’t as satisfying as fans would have hoped. This year’s national team was plagued with question marks heading into the FIBA World Cup. Unlike years past, Team USA isn’t littered with certified superstars. Instead, there is an abundance of young players ready to prove their talent. As a result, Team […]
Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox won’t be playing for Team USA in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, according to Yahoo Sports‘ Chris Haynes. Instead he’s opting to shift his focus to getting Sacramento to the postseason for the first time since 2006. Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox will withdraw from Team USA to focus […]
Team USA Coach Gregg Popovich is tired of inaction on gun control. The winningest coach in NBA history tried to light a fire under Congress after the US suffered two mass shootings in the span of 24 hours, including one in his adopted home state of Texas. “The situation we’re all living in now, everybody […]
Ahead of the release of his new memoir, Darkness to Light, Lamar Odom says he used a prosthetic penis to pass a drug test for the 2004 Summer Olympics, according to an exclusive excerpt from the book obtained by People. “[…] the joy of being named to the twelve-man roster quickly turned to anxiety when […]
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