The United States men's basketball team is the overwhelming favorite to win the gold medal at the Rio Olympics, but the team has struggled mightily in their pool play games against Serbia and Australia.
Multiple players, including DeAndre Jordan and Paul George, have already given their perspective on what has been going wrong. Now, DeMarcus Cousins has chimed in as well.
Cousins told The Vertical's Michael Lee:
“We got to expect this. Every time we step on the floor, guys are going to give us their best effort.
“We know that coming in, but at the same time, we can't crumble the way we've done the past two games. Right now, we're hurting ourselves. Not taking away credit of how Serbia played, because they played amazing tonight. But we've got to be a lot stronger mentally.
“Everyone wants to beat Team USA.”
The Kings center must be the first player to change his mental outlook. Plagued by foul trouble in many of the Olympic contests, Boogie is no stranger to showing his disappointed emotions on the court.
If Cousins can lead the team to a turnaround on the mental side of the game, Team USA will thrive for the rest of the tournament.
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