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Someone had to come out and say it. Team USA assistant coach Jim Boeheim didn’t shy away from it. While the focus of the team’s gold-medal success centers around perennial stars like Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving, often the unsung heroes don’t get enough credit. Kyle Lowry, the unsung hero “(Kyle Lowry) was […]

Team USA‘s performance at the Rio Olympics received plenty of mixed reviews. Regardless, the team, led by four-time Olympian Carmelo Anthony, got the job done once again. The United States left Brazil with an undefeated 8-0 record and a 96-66 win over Serbia to earn a third consecutive Olympic gold medal. So how well did […]

Kevin Durant is venturing into new territory this season. KD’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder and join the Golden State Warriors has already resulted in Durant being viewed more as a villain than ever before. Fair or not, it’s a reality Durant knows he has to live with now. After his decision, Durant […]

Jerry Colangelo, managing director of USA Basketball, did not mince his words in his reaction when asked by one official after Team USA‘s lopsided win over Serbia that next time the Americans play, they have to make do with just four players. Colangelo expressed his frustration, in an article written by Sam Amick for USA […]

The U.S. Men’s Basketball team squared off last Friday against Spain in the semifinals of the Rio Olympics’ basketball tournament. Many considered the match-up as a battle of two of the best teams in the world, with the Spanish team having a number of current and former NBA players in their roster. It was also […]

The basketball tournament in this year’s Rio Olympics is now over with the U.S. Men’s team capturing their 3rd straight gold medal. One of the key players from the team is Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. In a video Tweeted by Uninterrupted, the Michigan State product spoke about the experience he had playing for flag and […]

Kevin Durant has had the biggest summer of his career. Once the Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, Durant explored other options in free agency and landed on the Warriors’ roster. This brought much criticism from NBA circles, but it was his decision. Durant also remained committed to playing for […]

From 2004 to 2016, Carmelo Anthony has been a common fixture for Team USA. He’s seen the lows and highs of the program, and became part of the solution. With an Olympic career that spans four editions of these summer games, he has become the most prominent figure for USA Basketball. But that did not […]

As the world was all eyes on Team USA’s gold medal clincher against Serbia, Brandon Jennings was also paying attention to one particular player on the Americans’ bench. Harrison Barnes. The New York Knicks point guard could not help but start on a “Barnes-watch” after seeing Kevin Durant get some serious, and crazily long, run […]

Patrick Ewing was part of the 1992 USA Dream Team that consisted of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and many other Hall of Famers. They are notoriously known as the best USA team of all time. Today, The Ringer’s Jason Concepcion met with Patrick Ewing to conduct a Q&A that included several questions regarding […]

Carmelo Anthony is the most storied men’s basketball player in Olympic history. His accolades include being the only American men’s basketball player to play in four Olympic Games, being the only men’s basketball player to win three Olympic gold medals, and being Team USA‘s all-time leading Olympic scorer. To honor his legendary international career, his […]

Paul George hasn’t been able to win a championship with the Indiana Pacers yet, but there is still time for him. He hasn’t even reached the NBA Finals and doesn’t know what the feeling is like to actually win a championship. But with Team USA, as we know, he just won the Olympic gold medal […]

Carmelo Anthony may be an NBA superstar, but he’s arguably an even more renowned international player. The only player to ever win three Olympic gold medals in men’s basketball, Melo has decided to end his Olympic career with Sunday’s gold medal win in Rio. Although Anthony had previously stated he wasn’t sure about competing in […]

Team USA struggled a bit early on but managed to get the job done in convincing fashion when it counted most. On Sunday, the Americans defeated Serbia 96-66 for the United States’ third consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball. NBA players current and former took to Twitter to congratulate the team. Congrats 2 @usabasketball […]

In a game that was blown open by halftime, Team USA dominated every facet of Sunday’s gold medal matchup against the Serbian National Team. With Team USA up 86-47 on Serbia with about six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Kyle Lowry pulled off one of the nastiest crossovers in these 2016 Olympics, sending his […]

Team USA is on it’s way to yet another gold medal in what will be Mike Krzyzewski’s final international game as Team USA’s coach. Kevin Durant has been leading Team USA in scoring these Olympics, and Sunday’s gold medal game against Serbia was no different. Durant helped spark the Americans with 30 points, including this […]

Mike Krzyzewski has handled countless of multi-millionaire athletes over the course of his USA Basketball tenure, and if there’s one thing that has happened again and again for the 69-year-old coach, it’s that he always earned the players’ respect. He has zero experience coaching in the NBA, but that never came as a knock on […]

The 2016 Rio Olympics has been very eventful for Carmelo Anthony. Not only did he start using Snapchat, but he also had one statistical milestone after another as the tournament matured, further solidifying his status as “Mr. USA Basketball”. Anthony is eyeing an unprecedented 3rd gold medal which will only be a fitting exclamation to the […]

Team USA’s gold medal match set to begin a few hours from now is extremely meaningful for United States basketbal as it will be coach Mike Krzyzewski’s international swan song. The man who played one of the biggest roles in the country’s reclamation of hoops glory will be coaching his final game for the Red, […]

ESPN spent some time with Team USA before practice and had a hilarious light-hearted discussion about Jimmy Butler‘s credentials as an NFL talent. In an ESPN video, Butler boldly proclaimed to a reporter that he would be a much better NFL receiver than Demaryius Thomas if he choose to play in the NFL. I really […]

Team USA recently held its first full-contact practice in nearly three weeks. Something needed to change after having close calls in three consecutive Olympic games and it was time to fix what was wrong. The Solution The practice session was the perfect time to raise the team’s intensity level before playing Argentina in the quarterfinals. […]

If there’s a group that the men’s national basketball team of the United States should look up to, it’s got to be their women counterparts. With their 101-72 win over Spain, Team USA notched its 6th straight Olympic gold medal for women’s basketball. The cagebelles were simply dominant all throughout the competition, piling up victories […]

Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian of all-time, claims the presence of NBA players in the stands adds inspiration and motivation to Team USA swimmers during competitions. It is no secret that all Olympians are ultra-competitive and Phelps believes the presence of NBA players in the stands triggers USA swimmers to use that extra motivation when […]

Kevin Durant has had monstrous performances in this year’s Olympic games. He just recently passed LeBron James as the #2 all-time leading scorer for Team USA only behind Carmelo Anthony. Now en route to close out Spain for the finals, Durant reflects on how he feels his contribution have affected Team USA as a whole. “I told […]

Against Spain in an Olympic semifinal matchup, Team USA center DeAndre Jordan provided a spectacular putback dunk. The play came in the third quarter against arguably the Americans’ biggest international basketball rival. After Kyrie Irving drove to the basket and kicked it to the corner for a Klay Thompson three-point attempt, the ball hit off […]

Spain was almost in real trouble. Without Pau Gasol, Spain surely wouldn’t have had a prayer in its semifinal meeting with the United States today at 2:30 p.m. EST in the Rio Olympics semifinal game. Fortunately for the Spaniards, their big man will be good to go. Pau Gasol has been cleared to play vs […]

Kevin Durant isn’t taking Spain lightly because he’s seen this kind of team before. Not only when taking on the Spanish in the 2012 Olympic gold medal game, but during his NBA career KD says he’s familiar with the type of team the United States will see today in the semifinals. Via ESPN.com: Said Team […]

Spain’s Juan Carlos Navarro is keeping faith, and keeping notice. Navarro, a veteran of Spanish basketball, doesn’t see why his country won’t be able to have a chance at upsetting Team USA today in the semifinals of the Rio Olympics. Team USA has played three really close games and after losing the first two, Spain […]

The 2016 Rio Olympics are having a profound impact on Kevin Durant. Representing the United States is clearly having its effect on Durant, who recently spoke up about what he’s enjoying most about playing for Team USA in Rio. Via USA TODAY: “To see that, and to feel that unity (at the game) with all […]

Ricky Rubio knows it’s not going to be easy. Nearly impossible, actually. The point guard for Spain is looking to help his country pull off a monumental upset today in the semifinals of the Rio Olympics vs. Team USA. Rubio understands Spain will have to play practically perfect for it to happen. Via the Associated […]

In a more competitive Olympic Games this year, Team USA finds themselves in the semifinal round against Team Spain. The U.S. team has managed to remain undefeated so far, but a loss now would be at the worst time. In order to win Olympic gold, they must secure these next two wins in the tournament. […]

Harrison Barnes hasn’t found some consistent and relevant minutes in Team USA’s last three outings in the group stage, mainly due to the challenge that was brought up to them by their opponents. But in their rout of Argentina in the quarterfinals, the athletic forward finally got to run the floor a bit. His role […]

Entering the Rio Olympics, Kevin Durant was the undisputed best player for Team USA. He still is, and he proved that in their last game against Argentina. The team had a really tough stretch in the last three games of the group stages, casting doubt on whether this crop of NBA All-Stars can live up […]

It’s been an emotional ride for Pau Gasol and the rest of Spain‘s national men’s basketball team in the Rio Olympics. Gasol nearly skipped out on the games due to nagging injuries and a fear of the Zika virus. Eventually, the newest member of the San Antonio Spurs decided to make the trip. Then, Spain […]

During yesterday’s quarterfinal victory over Argentina, Kevin Durant caught fire. After a pair of subpar performances in the group stage, Durant let the loose, hitting 7-of-9 three-pointers while scoring 27 points. In the process, he became the second player on Team USA to surpass Michael Jordan on the all-time U.S. men’s Olympic scoring list. In […]

Nikola Mirotic is ready to face Team USA. Team USA struggled through the end of pool play at the Rio Olympics but escaped undefeated at 5-0. In the quarterfinals, the Americans looked much improved with a 105-78 dismantling of Argentina. Now Team USA must face a strong Spain teaming the semifinals. Before the game can […]

After the comments made by Carmelo Anthony regarding the value of the Olympic gold compared to the Larry O’Brien trophy, a Team USA mate followed suit in echoing similar sentiments. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Marc Stein and Marc Schwarz, Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan sounded off on how he sees the gold […]

Bringing home the gold is the main target, but Carmelo Anthony isn’t going to just play in Rio. He has other important things in his itinerary. According to Anthony, paying a visit to one of the city’s much talked about, but less frequented, places, the favelas, is part of his bucket list, per a recent […]

After a rough start to their quarterfinal matchup with Argentina, Team USA ran away with a 105-78 victory thanks to a huge performance from Kevin Durant and the dance moves of DeMarcus Cousins. Durant was red-hot from outside, scoring 27 points on 7-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc. Cousins wasn’t too shabby himself, adding 15 […]