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Paris Olympics 2024: You can’t blame Jayson Tatum for feeling slighted by Team USA

August 13, 2024 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Jayson Tatum came to the 2024 Paris Olympics on an emotional high. He had just won his first NBA championship and the Boston Celtics rewarded their 26-year-old superstar with a supermax contract worth $315 million over five years. But when Tatum left Paris, he was feeling low despite winning his second Olympic gold medal. Tatum … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, FIBA, NBA, Olympics Tagged: Grant Hill, Jayson Tatum, Paris Olympics, Steve Kerr, Team USA, USA Basketball

2023 FIBA World Cup: Germany wins gold, U.S. fails to reach podium. Here are 4 observations.

September 14, 2023 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Dennis Schroder came through in the clutch to lead Germany over Serbia in the gold medal game at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Manila, Philippines. Schroder, who had a game-high 28 points in the championship game, was spectacular throughout the tournament, averaging 19.1 points and 6.1 assists en route to winning the FIBA … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, FIBA Tagged: Austin Reaves, Canada, Dennis Schroder, FIBA World Cup, Germany, Jordan Clarkson, Manila, Philippines, Serbia, Steve Kerr, Team USA, USA Basketball

2023 FIBA World Cup: Young and inexperienced USA squad has something to prove

August 8, 2023 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The United States senior men’s national team enters the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup with the weight of the world on its shoulder. Being the hunted is a familiar position for Team USA after being so dominant for nearly 20 years. But the rest of the world is catching up, and winning a gold medal … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, FIBA Tagged: Austin Reaves, FIBA Basketball, FIBA World Cup, Gregg Popovich, Jalen Brunson, Philippines, Steve Kerr, Team USA, Tyrese Haliburton, USA Basketball

Tokyo Olympics: Team USA takes home 4th straight gold thanks to Kevin Durant’s heroics

August 6, 2021 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

If there were any doubts that Kevin Durant was back near the top of list of best basketball players in the world, they were all extinguished during the 2021 NBA playoffs and the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo. Durant was nothing short of spectacular during the men’s basketball tournament at the Saitama Super Arena in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, FIBA, NBA, Olympics Tagged: Gregg Popovich, Kevin Durant, Team USA, Tokyo Olympics, USA Basketball

Tokyo Olympics: 6 teams that could seriously derail Team USA’s gold medal hopes

July 22, 2021 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

To say that USA Basketball had a rocky training camp heading into the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo would be an understatement. The senior men’s national team lost its first two exhibition games in Las Vegas, had three players enter the health and safety COVID protocols, and two players dropped out. Even head coach Gregg … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, FIBA, Olympics Tagged: Argentina, Australia, France, Gregg Popovich, Kevin Durant, Nigeria, Slovenia, Spain, Team USA, Tokyo Olympics

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019: Gregg Popovich gets defensive after Team USA fails to medal

September 16, 2019 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Gregg Popovich became Papa-vich almost immediately after Team USA’s win over Poland on the final day of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. What should have been the culmination of another USA dominance at the World Cup turned into a sad post-mortem following the worst finish by an American squad in an Olympic or World … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, FIBA, NBA Tagged: FIBA, Gregg Popovich, Team USA, USA Basketball, World Cup

Scouting report on FIBA World Cup teams

August 26, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The FIBA Basketball World Cup — known as the FIBA World Championship from 1950 until 2010 — is arguably the most intense international basketball competition in the world. And, based on the strong play during the qualifying rounds, the world can’t wait for #Spain2014. Host team Spain — led by the Gasol brothers — captured … [Read more…]

Posted in: FIBA, General Tagged: FIBA World Cup of Basketball, marc gasol, Pau Gasol, Spain, Team USA

12 stars who will represent USA in Spain

August 22, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Despite several players declining invitations to play in this summer’s FIBA World Cup, it will be hard to find a more talented and deeper roster than the one USA Basketball will send to Spain. USA Basketball president Jerry Colangelo and head coach Mike Krzyzewski have built a solid enough program that it can withstand the … [Read more…]

Posted in: FIBA, General, NBA Tagged: derrick rose, Mike Krzyzewski, Spain, Team USA, USA Basketball, World Cup of Basketball

George’s ugly injury sets Team USA back

August 3, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

It was the perfect storm. An NBA All-Star suffers a major injury on national TV while playing a meaningless intrasquad scrimmage on a court many suspect does not meet NBA standards. Everyone at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Arena cringed when Indiana Pacers star Paul George broke his lower right leg while trying to block a … [Read more…]

Posted in: FIBA, General, NBA Tagged: Jerry Colangelo, Mike Krzyzewski, Paul George, Team USA, USA Basketball

Team USA has plenty of California love

July 27, 2014 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

When Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski were putting together their list of players for Team USA in preparation for the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball they may have been listening to California Love on their Beats by Dre headphones. OK, that’s probably way not how Coach K and Jerry C. roll. But you can’t … [Read more…]

Posted in: FIBA, General, NBA Tagged: FIBA, Team USA, World Cup of Basketball
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