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Team USA basketball’s exhibition matchup with South Sudan proved that the Luol Deng-funded African program is better than most fans realized. On Wednesday, Team USA put the screws to South Sudan thanks in large part to a lineup change that allowed the American squad to keep pace with their faster, younger rivals. Following the game, […]

Simone Biles revealed that amid her feud with former Olympics teammate MyKayla Skinner that she has “been blocked.” Biles and Skinner have been taking shots at one another online after Skinner made controversial comments regarding the current U.S. women’s gymnastics team. Besides Biles, Skinner questioned the work ethic of rest of the women including Suni […]

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been a stage for many remarkable performances. Two representatives from the New Orleans Pelicans have been making their marks on the Games, though their respective national teams are getting far different results. Jose Alvarado (Puerto Rico) and Daniel Theis (Germany) are making significant impacts and lasting memories but only one […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James made history by becoming the third player ever to score 300 Olympics points for Team USA, joining Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, and that earned him a new nickname on his Basketball Reference page. LeBron James’ new nickname on Basketball Reference is “Captain LeMerica”, giving him a ninth nickname […]

LeBron James continues to add to his basketball legacy at the 2024 Paris Olympics. As if the NBA’s all-time leading scorer didn’t have enough records, James has cemented himself as one of the greatest players in Team USA history at the Olympics with his latest feat. While playing against South Sudan in group play on […]

While Team USA cruised to a 110-84 victory over Serbia on Sunday, head coach Steve Kerr made headlines for sitting Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton the entire game. However, Tatum won’t ride the bench for the whole of the 2024 Olympics. Team USA is shaking up its lineup ahead of its group stage clash with […]

If there were a gold medal bestowed at these Paris Olympics for ‘most viral athlete’ there is a clear runaway winner — Stephen Nedoroscik, the nerdy, bespectacled pommel horse specialist and hero of the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics team. Make no mistake, there have been lots of heroes at the Paris Olympics thus far — Simone […]

It’s another showcase for women’s basketball as Belgium battles the United States in a Group C battle in France. Come dribble with us as we share our Olympics odds series and make a Belgium-USA prediction and pick for this Group C showdown. The USA destroyed Japan in the first group stage battle of the Olympics, […]

After a disappointing showing in Tokyo three years ago, the United States women’s gymnastics team got off to a golden start in the 2024 Summer Olympics by triumphing in the artistic team all-around competition. And following in the footsteps of previous gold medal-winning teams, Simone Biles has revealed the nickname for the five American girls […]

Heading into the 2024 Paris Olympics, there was considerable doubt surrounding Kevin Durant and his status for Team USA’s opening group stage game against Serbia. Durant did not play a single minute in Team USA’s five exhibition games in preparation for the Olympics due to a calf strain, and yet the managing committee did not […]

As the Team USA men’s basketball team is going for gold, Anthony Edwards is trying to gain any tips and advice from Kevin Durant that he can put into his own game. While the outsiders are trying to figure out what super teams will be forming when the Olympics are done, Edwards is trying to […]

Simone Biles and the United States women’s gymnastics team earned gold medals in the artistic team all-around competition, giving Biles, 2012 Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney, and many others an opportunity to fire back at a notable critic: former American Olympian MyKayla Skinner. Skinner, who went with Biles and Team USA as an alternate to […]

Simone Biles is protecting her team at all costs — even if the negative comments come from a former teammate. Biles went viral for her clap back at former Olympian silver medalist MyKayla Skinner she took some jabs at the current U.S. Gymnast Olympic team. “Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions [red heart emoji] [gold […]

The United States faces off against South Sudan for the second game of the Group C preliminary round on Wednesday. It is time to continue our 2024 Olympics odds series with a USA-South Sudan prediction and pick. After a slow start, the United States, led by LeBron James and Kevin Durant, found their rhythm and […]

Paul George has had an eventful offseason. He parted ways with the Los Angeles Clippers after five disappointing seasons, signing with the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency. But he had hoped for his offseason to be an even busier one, as he made no secret his desire to suit up for Team USA in their […]

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps is giving flowers to another Olympic gold medalist. Phelps is praising Simone Biles after the gymnast took home the gold medal on Tuesday as a performer on the USA women’s gymnastics team. Phelps took to Instagram to praise the gymnast’s performance at the Paris Olympics. He used the term “goat” […]

Ordinarily, it wouldn’t be considered possible that South Sudan could beat Team USA in basketball. However, the world has been upside-down recently, and the 2024 Olympics are no exception. Future Hall-of-Fame point guard Steph Curry admitted the Americans have “appropriate fear” of their African opponents, via ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “We have appropriate fear,” said Curry. […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid raised plenty of eyebrows when he decided to commit to Team USA after a long courtship process from the French basketball committee. Embiid’s decision to spurn France angered the French brass, with basketball president Jean-Pierre Siutat even revealing that the 2023 NBA MVP had already promised that he would be […]

In Team USA’s 110-84 win over Serbia in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jayson Tatum was notably absent from the floor. Postgame, head coach Steve Kerr admitted he messed up not playing Tatum. “Jayson will play,” he said, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “I’m not going to answer your next question, which is if he plays, who […]

USA Gymnastics star Shilese Jones made a promise on Instagram to start training in preparation for a major comeback at the 2028 Olympics. Jones had suffered an injury to her ACL and meniscus injury only minutes before she was set to compete in her second Olympics trials for 2024. Currently, Simone Biles heads the Team […]

With Kevin Durant coming back from a calf injury, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum sat out the entire Paris Olympics opener. FIRST Take analyst Kendrick Perkins has blasted Team USA coach Steve Kerr for not playing Tatum in the 110-84 win over Serbia. After Tatum didn’t play a single minute in Team USA’s blowout win […]

Hall of Fame guard and Olympic gold medalist Dwyane Wade had some advice for one of the NBA’s biggest rising stars and member of Team USA, Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards, amidst Olympic competition. After Group C’s Team USA beat Serbia 110-84 in their first game of the 2024 Olympics, Wade’s alma mater, Marquette, posted […]

Drama has surrounded the Boston Celtics as it pertains to Team USA at the Summer Olympics. Aside from Jaylen Brown being left off the USA Basketball roster in favor of Derrick White, all of the negative attention is now being cast on Jayson Tatum, who did not play in Team USA’s 110-84 victory over Nikola […]

Fresh off an NBA title, three players on the Boston Celtics joined another group with winning aspirations: Team USA. However, reigning Finals MVP Jaylen Brown didn’t make the stacked squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics, even after Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard left. Instead, Celtics guard Derrick White got the call, reuniting with teammates Jayson […]

It’s been a while since LeBron James suited up for Team USA, and James made history even before the 2024 Paris Olympics began. However, once James took the court with Team USA, trouncing Serbia 110-84, he decided to break the internet, and this time, it wasn’t because he had taken a photo with Tyla. Instead, […]

All eyes will be on Jayson Tatum when he and Team USA battle South Sudan in the second game of Olympics group play. After stunningly keeping the Boston Celtics star on the bench for all of Sunday’s blowout win over Serbia, head coach Steve Kerr immediately confirmed that a key change will be made for […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James took charge of Team USA in their Olympic debut against Nikola Jokić and Serbia on Sunday. James, 39 had another classic performance, coming close to a triple-double with 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. His leadership led Team USA to a comfortable 110-84 win over Serbia. The Team […]

Kevin Durant, one of the best players to ever wear the red, white, and blue jersey, exceeded his typical Olympic performance, scoring 23 points, 21 of which came in the first half, and hitting his first eight shots in Team USA’s 110-84 win over Serbia on Sunday. Durant, who was notably absent from Team USA’s […]

After more than a decade, LeBron James is back in the Olympics. The forward just steered the Americans to a 110-84 victory over Serbia, and many — including his former teammate Dwyane Wade — were delighted to see him put up big numbers for Team USA once again. In fact, Wade even shared a nostalgic […]

On Sunday, Kevin Durant reminded the world what he was capable of. The forward put on an elite display of basketball, scoring 23 points and leading Team USA to a 110-84 win over Serbia. To perform at such a high level despite having just returned from injury is no easy task, but Durant himself has […]

Less than an hour before the Team USA men’s basketball squad made their Paris Olympics debut, head coach Steve Kerr got some great news from the medical staff… Kevin Durant, the all-time leading scorer in USA Basketball history, was cleared to return to action after a month of working his way back. Durant had been […]

The United States men’s national basketball team already has one huge win under their belt at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA beat Serbia by a score of 110-84 in their first game of the Group Phase. The Serbian team, which is led by NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, was viewed as USA’s stiffest competition in […]

Heading into the 2024 Paris Olympics, media mogul and Boston Celtics diehard Bill Simmons had a red-hot take: Jayson Tatum, not LeBron James, will be more important for Team USA. Simmons insisted that Tatum should be closing games for the United States and said that Tatum could play a similar role to the one Carmelo […]

Team USA basketball coach Steve Kerr got honest about not playing Jayson Tatum in the 110-84 win over Serbia on Sunday, saying that he was sticking with the rotations that work but promised that Tatum would make an impact later on in the Olympics. “I went with the combinations that made sense,” Steve Kerr said, […]

Team USA got off to a strong start in the 2024 Paris Olympics, defeating Serbia 110-84 earlier today. Serbia put up a tough fight, trailing by only nine points heading into halftime. However, Team USA pulled away in the second half and sealed a decisive victory. One statistic shows how Team USA was able to […]

Team USA basketball player LeBron James is warning his club about the dangers of the South Sudan squad, at the Paris Olympics. South Sudan pushed Team USA to the brink in a recent contest, and James doesn’t want to come up on the short end against the talented club. The American team, made up of […]

It’s a special time for the biggest stars in the NBA as many of the game’s brightest players are making their Olympic debuts at the 2024 Paris Games. It’s the first Olympic appearance for the greatest shooter of all-time in Warriors’ Stephen Curry and he’s taking every opportunity to soak in the moment, playing with […]

After choosing to play for Team USA instead of France in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has been getting a lot of heat. France believed it had locked up Embiid’s commitment when it made him a French citizen in 2022. While the former MVP had never lived in the country, […]

On Sunday, Stephen Curry and Team USA took the Paris Olympics by storm with a resounding 110-84 win over the Serbian national team. The win marked the second time the two teams have already squared off, with the first coming in friendly plays a week ago, and Team USA was victorious both times, with Curry […]