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The U.S. Olympic basketball team is loaded with star players. That talent was on display Saturday as the U.S. defeated Puerto Rico 104-83, a victory that clinched the top seed in the medal round. The U.S. team is likely to be even stronger when the team faces Brazil Tuesday because guard Jrue Holiday is likely […]

When Joel Embiid decided to represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics and subsequently rejected the host country France, he knew what kind of reaction awaited him in the City of Light. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar and former NBA MVP has been flooded with boos, but he is not letting the chilly reception rattle […]

It’s another battle between the two best teams in Group C, as Germany faces the USA. Women’s basketball is taking off as we share our Olympics odds series and make a Germany-USA prediction and pick. Germany defeated Japan 75-64 to improve to 2-0 in the group stage. They led 21-16 after the first quarter and 42-36 […]

All Brandin Podziemski needed to prove he was too good for Summer League was two games. The Golden State Warriors’ sophomore guard averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in Las Vegas, shooting 50% from both the field and three-point range—especially impressive efficiency considering Podziemski was moonlighting as the Dubs’ No. 1 option offensively. […]

There are legitimate arguments that can be made about the way Kevin Durant won his championships as opposed to other legends, but what cannot be debated is his inclusion in that discussion. The 35-year-old is undeniably one of the greatest players of his generation and perhaps the best offensive talent the game has ever known. […]

There’s no question that Team USA has the deepest pool of NBA players when it comes to basketball. As a result, in every FIBA tournament, Team USA is always dubbed as the heavy favorite to win it all. In fact, throughout the years, several legends have answered the call of the national team. While the […]

The Paris Olympics are continuing to be a games to remember. Gymnast Carlos Yulo made history for the Philippines by becoming the first Filipino athlete to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics, per ESPN. Yulo brought home a gold medal for his floor routine in the men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise final in Paris. Yulo […]

After a 2020 Olympics to forget, Simone Biles has dominated the 2024 Summer Olympics and delivered several unforgettable moments, including in today’s women’s vault final. Biles won her seventh all-time gold medal today with a fantastic showing in the vault, where she beat out Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and the USA’s Jade Carey, who won silver […]

Team USA is getting some bad news ahead of a key matchup against Puerto Rico on Saturday. Jrue Holiday is out for the game, per ESPN. Holiday is dealing with an ankle injury. Team USA will have to find a way to win without Holiday, as it rolls through the Paris Olympics. The Americans defeated […]

Team USA is heavily favored to go undefeated in the ongoing Paris Olympics. This isn’t surprising, looking at their talent-laden roster. So far, the Americans have blown out their first two opponents — and that’s exactly what Shaquille O’Neal wants to see. During an episode of The Big Podcast, the NBA legend made it clear […]

Team USA basketball came into the 2024 Olympics as the presumed favorite for the gold medal. So far, they are 2-0 during the group stage of play with the chance to win the group outright should they defeat Puerto Rico on Saturday. But how good is this iteration of Team USA? According to former NBA […]

Rapper Ice Cube’s Big3, the 3-on-3 pro basketball league, has challenged the country that wins the men’s 3×3 basketball gold medal at the Paris Olympics. The BIG3 co-founder and CEO issued the challenge on The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN and YouTube Friday. During his appearance, he claimed that players from his league are better […]

The NBA is the highest level of basketball. As a result, it’s natural for basketball fans to expect NBA stars to thrive in FIBA play, where they’re playing against many players who don’t play in the NBA. Furthermore, Team USA often parades a talented squad, giving players distributed responsibility. However, this isn’t always the case. […]

While the Team USA men’s and women’s 5-on-5 teams have been winning games at the Paris Olympics, it had been a different story for the 3×3. The women’s team began 0-3 and the men’s team also began winless. However, Friday was a different day for both teams as they snuck out thrilling buzzer-beating victories. The […]

Puerto Rico and the USA meet for the finale of the 2024 Olympics preliminary rounds for Group C. It is time to continue our Olympic odds series with a Puerto Rico-USA prediction and pick. Puerto Rico will not be playing past tomorrow. They are 0-2 and now have the toughest test of all, facing the […]

Jayson Tatum has been one of the most talked-about players on the vaunted Team USA men’s basketball roster at the Summer Olympics. However, it has not been for any positive reasons. Instead, Tatum never left the bench during the Americans’ first game vs.  Serbia, a decision by head coach Steve Kerr that has drawn criticism, […]

After thrashing South Sudan 103-86, Steve Kerr and Team USA are on a mission. Kerr and his 2024 Paris Olympics squad aren’t just looking to defeat Puerto Rico during the group format. They’re looking to demolish them, run up the score, and secure the No. 1 during the knockout quarterfinals portion of the tournament. “Yeah, […]

Steve Kerr’s Team USA rotation decisions have been the talk of the town to begin the 2024 Paris Olympics. But Kerr’s hands might be forced on Saturday, with Jrue Holiday’s status for their clash against Puerto Rico to end group stage proceedings currently up in the air after he sustained an ankle injury late in […]

Team USA’s head coach, Steve Kerr, couldn’t care less about the backlash received for benching NBA superstars throughout the team’s first two games at the 2024 Summer Olympics. First, Boston Celtic fans caused an uproar when they didn’t see Jayson Tatum play a second in Team USA’s 110-84 win against Serbia. Then, the Philadelphia 76ers’ […]

The South Sudan men’s basketball team is rising, as we know from last month’s one-point exhibition loss to Team USA (101-100). The near upset positioned the up-and-coming squad for a much-anticipated rematch on Wednesday, where Team USA won in a 103-86 blowout win. Still, one South Sudan player isn’t discouraged about his team‘s ascension. Nuni […]

There are other female stars that are mentioned before A’ja Wilson, both in the WNBA and at the Paris Olympics, but her historic greatness is unquestioned. Wilson continues to prove that she is a generational talent who consistently exceeds the already lofty expectations set for her, leading Team USA to an 87-74 victory over Belgium […]

After some surprisingly close exhibition games before the 2024 Paris Olympics, some wondered if the United States men’s national basketball team would be challenged during the Olympics. During the Group Phase of competition, Team USA has proven any doubters wrong by demonstrating just how great they are. The Americans have won both of their first […]

We are in the knockout stage as Morocco battles the USA in the Olympic soccer quarterfinals. One will go home after this match as we share our Olympics odds series and make a Morocco-USA prediction and pick. The USA defeated Guinea 3-0 and advanced to the knockout stage. Things started well when Djodje Mihailovic curled […]

It’s been eight years since Simone Biles won her first Gold Medal in the Individual All-Around competition at the Summer Olympics, and now only hours since she’s captured her second. Biles, now unequivocally the greatest gymnastics performer of all-time if she wasn’t already, became the first woman to win two Olympic All-Around Titles since Czech […]

After Jayson Tatum got roasted for not playing at all in Team USA’s win over Serbia, it was Joel Embiid who found himself glued to the bench in their win over South Sudan on Wednesday. Head coach Steve Kerr’s lineup combinations for Team USA have been the subject of quite a bit of debate, and […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo was a huge reason Team USA got the win over South Sudan Wednesday, 103-86, dialing in a great performance. However, one could think that the outing from Adebayo was in part proving wrong Brian Windhorst of ESPN who predicted before the contest that the big-man could be benched due to […]

South Sudan came into the 2024 Paris Olympics as one of the least accomplished basketball programs in the world. They only gained independence in 2011, and they are currently in the foundation stage of their basketball program. Despite all the disadvantages that they have been facing to this point, they have garnered the respect of […]

While the Team USA 5×5 squad led by LeBron James has been dominant, the same cannot be said for their 3×3 team at the Paris Olympics. Jimmer Fredette and his crew had just recently lost to Poland. This means that their medal hopes are slowly dwindling. However, Kareem Maddox and Canyon Barry opted to be […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James isn’t new with setting scoring records and added another one for the history books during Wednesday’s match against South Sudan. While he hasn’t claimed the top scorer title yet, James joined Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony as only the third Team USA player to surpass 300 points in Olympic […]

Kevin Durant, arguably the greatest player in the history of Team USA’s participation in Olympic basketball, once again did his part in leading his team to victory. Durant may not have recaptured the heights he reached when he went bonkers from the field in Team USA’s opening game win in the 2024 Paris Olympics against […]

Joel Embiid is the sole Team USA player getting booed and facing a high level of scrutiny at the Paris Olympics, leaving his teammates, including Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, confused. “I don’t know what is going on. I don’t know why he gets booed all the time,” said Anthony Edwards in a post-game interview […]

The sight of Jayson Tatum getting no playing time was definitely new to basketball fans. It happened during Team USA’s inaugural Olympic victory over Serbia, and it even became a trending topic on social media. Nevertheless, Tatum himself wasn’t bothered. In fact, the Boston Celtics star actually felt that the experience was “humbling.” “You win […]

Team USA team secured their spot in the quarterfinals and improved to 2-0 in the 2024 Paris Olympics with a 103-86 win over South Sudan on Wednesday. After the game, Kevin Durant commended both Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum—who did not see action in the opener against Serbia—for embracing their roles on the team. “Last […]

It was another great show of dominance for Team USA at the Paris Olympics. The team that nearly beat them in exhibitions, South Sudan, was picked apart in every way possible by Steve Kerr’s schemes. A big part of this win were LeBron James and Bam Adebayo. While these two have consistently been churning out […]

Team USA has now improved to an unblemished two-win record at the Paris Olympics. There were some big adjustments that needed to be made under Steve Kerr’s watch because they did not want to have a repeat of their exhibition battle against South Sudan. However, it came at the expense of Philadelphia 76ers superstar and […]

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 […]