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LeBron James and the United States take on Nikola Jokic and Serbia for a preliminary round matchup in Paris for the 2024 Olympics. It’s time to continue our Olympics odds series with a Serbia-USA prediction and pick. Serbia is a strong contender to win a medal at the 2024 Olympics. Led by the 3-time NBA […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo will represent his team and his country as he will be a vital part of Team USA with the Paris Olympics opener Sunday morning against Serbia. However, there could be people that have concerns with his role on the team since the roster features some of the best players in […]

When the Team USA men’s basketball squad opens up Olympics competition on Sunday morning at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, they’ll be doing so against three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and the Serbian national team. That makes the following updates on Team USA center Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis, provided by Grant Afseth of Essentially Sports, even more crucial: […]

Will Kevin Durant play for Team USA? That’s the question on everyone’s mind right now as they prepare for the Olympics. The All-Star forward has missed all of their tune-up games leading up to Paris. There were serious doubts about whether the star will be able to play in the tournament at all. Well, it […]

At the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony in Paris on Friday, Team USA captain and fellow flagbearer LeBron James was featured in a video shared by tennis star Coco Gauff on her Instagram story, where she appeared visibly starstruck. The video captures James, along with Gauff and other Olympic athletes, aboard a boat navigating the Seine […]

Much has been made of Cameroon native Joel Embiid joining Team USA for the 2024 Olympics. Now, even Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is turning on the former NBA MVP. Haliburton joked with Embiid about his passport as the team sailed the Parisian waters. Tyrese Haliburton: “Give your passport back.” Joel Embiid: “I’m American, man.” […]

Team USA and the other American athletes representing the country in the Paris Olympics will be focused on the task at hand when the Games get underway, but they are enjoying the privilege and atmosphere that comes with partaking in the global spectacle. LeBron James and other household names are soaking up all the fun […]

LeBron James was voted the best player on Team USA for the 2024 Olympics at the ripe age of 39. James and Team USA have a tough task in game one against Nikola Jokic’s Serbian team on Sunday morning, prompting ‘King James’ to issue a statement about the upcoming hoops competition on the worldwide stage. […]

If there was one player not on the official Team USA Olympic roster that made an impact, it was Duke University star Cooper Flagg who was impressive as a part of the select team. Due to clips surfacing on social media of Flagg playing well in scrimmages against the actual Team USA lineup, people were […]

The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics kicked off Friday with the Opening Ceremony in France as superstar athletes including A’ja Wilson and Coco Gauff began preparing for one of the most exciting times of their lives. An incredible scene from Paris featured Gauff, the Team USA flagbearer along with LeBron James, and A’ja Wilson, the women’s […]

Team USA has featured some of the best NBA players. Fielding a star-studded roster, there’s no doubt that the country has been regarded as a world basketball powerhouse. But while a stacked team has been huge to Team USA’s history, there’s no doubt that there were stars that shined the brightest on the international stage. […]

Winners of the last four Olympic Gold Medals, the buzz surrounding this version of Team USA is the real deal. In fact, this collection of superstar names on this roster could end up being the greatest team ever assembled on a basketball court. Yes, you read that correctly. Ladies and gentlemen, we are only days […]

Brian Windhorst of ESPN was on the show “First Take” talking about Team USA approaching the opener against Serbia on Sunday and the topic was brought up of players that could impact the most on the squad. The person that came to mind for Windhorst was not one of the main players on the team […]

Kevin Durant is doing his best to make an impact on Team USA but has been beaten out for playing time by LeBron James as well as young bucks like Anthony Edwards. Edwards threw down a vicious poster dunk on Edwards recently that has the Suns forward bearing his soul to a reporter on X. […]

Team USA has been usually dominant at the Olympics. However, that doesn’t mean that players around the world won’t bravely take a shot against the basketball powerhouse. In fact, some have had the games of their lives in attempting to slay the giant. Let’s take a look at the 10 greatest individual performances against Team […]

If you thought the NBA’s greatest shooter of all time Stephen Curry was a one of a kind talent, you’re not wrong — but that doesn’t mean other superstars around the world who grew up watching Curry aren’t trying to emulate his game. The man being called “the German Steph Curry,” Andreas Obst, is currently […]

Team USA head coach Steve Kerr is turning up the intensity as with official play happening in Paris starting in the next few days, he wants the team to play at their very best. Kerr put the Olympics teams through a strenuous film session and the “most aggressive” practice so far according to Brian Windhorst […]

Team USA may have run into some speedbumps during their preparation games for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but they remain the head and shoulders favorite to bag home the gold medal. Nevertheless, it is never wise to count one’s eggs before they hatch. The other nations have improved at astronomical rate, and many teams should […]

Team USA is a star-studded group that features quite a few champions. Whether they are guys who have won multiple titles throughout their career, such as Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant, or guys who just won the 2024 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics in Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White, it’s safe to […]

Kevin Durant’s injury status has been one of the biggest storylines ahead of Team USA’s 2024 Summer Olympics campaign. The Phoenix Suns star has been dealing with a calf injury that has forced him to the sidelines for much of their work ahead of the Games, and fans everywhere are wondering if he’s going to […]

The clock is ticking for Kevin Durant to finish his rehab as Team USA prepares to face Serbia on Sunday. However, the two-time NBA champion doesn’t want his Olympics campaign to be written off yet. Durant was upset with NBA insider Brian Windhorst for theorizing that he would miss Sunday’s game, via ESPN. "[KD] was […]

Anyone who says they had the USA men’s basketball team needing a last-second layup by LeBron James to beat South Sudan in exhibition play before the Paris Olympics is lying to themselves. But even more stunning and inspiring than the rise of the first Cinderella story of these summer games is who helped them get […]

Stephen Curry, at long last, is going to be a part of the Olympics. At age 36, after 15 NBA seasons, the Golden State Warriors superstar is going to represent the United States in the Games in Paris. It has been a long time coming, and it’s finally here. Curry relayed the reasons why he […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid’s decision to play for Team USA over the French national team for the 2024 Summer Olympics caused quite a bit of controversy, and Embiid apparently drew the ire of some French fans as the Americans arrived in the country. As Embiid made his way to the Team USA bus in […]

Kevin Durant can become the all-time gold medals leader in Olympic men’s basketball if Team USA triumphs in Paris, but KD has been dealing with an injury that is drawing some skepticism from the likes of Brian Windhorst and Zach Lowe. Although Durant was relatively healthy during the 2023-24 NBA season with the Phoenix Suns, […]

It’s the Olympics, and every men’s basketball team will go for the gold. We’re here to make swishes, share our Olympics odds series, and make a men’s basketball gold medal winner prediction and pick. Everyone knows that Team USA has a stacked roster and is the overwhelming favorite to win the gold medal for the […]

For years, NBA fans around the globe have been wanting Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James to take the floor together. As these three legends prepare to enter the final years of their respective careers, they have teamed up with one another for what could be the first and only time ahead of the […]

The 2024 Paris Games are here, and we are going to look at which basketball squad has the best chance to win the silver medal. Second place is not bad as we share our Men’s Olympics odds series by making a men’s basketball silver medal winner prediction and pick. Many expect the USA to win […]

The Olympics are among us as the US Men’s Basketball team is looking to go off, with some players hoping to capitalize. The sun is bright today as we share our Olympics Men’s Odds series and make a Devin Booker Olympic props prediction and pick for the summer games. We are looking at player props […]

The Olympics are upon us, and the US Men’s Basketball team has some players who will make an impact during these games. Let’s ball out as we share our Olympic Men’s Odds series, making a Tyrese Haliburton Olympics props prediction and pick. Haliburton is our player profile as we head into the Olympics with some […]

The first Olympic Games for Coco Gauff are becoming even more memorable before they even begin. The tennis superstar has been nominated as a flag bearer for Team USA at the 2024 Games in France. Gauff is the first athlete from her sport, male or female, to be named an Olympic flag bearer for the […]

Team USA always features some of the best American basketball players. Since 1992, Team USA has often fielded a roster composed of NBA stars. Prior to that, international tourneys only allowed amateur players. Nonetheless, despite loaded rosters throughout the years, some elite players still missed the cut. Let’s take a look at the 10 biggest […]

Team USA basketball has had a couple of surprisingly close calls in their exhibition games leading up to the 2024 Olympics in Paris but nevertheless finished friendly play 5-0. Most recently, it was Germany who put a scare into the hearts of Team USA, but ultimately, LeBron James took over down the stretch to lead […]

There’s no doubt that Team USA has a deep roster pool of players that it can field in any Olympic Games. In fact, even the first-time Olympians can easily make a splash. Let’s rank the 10 most explosive Team USA debuts in the Olympics. 10. Grant Hill (1996 Atlanta Olympics) Coming off a productive sophomore […]

Former Washington Wizards star and current influencer podcast host Gilbert Arenas used some choice words during a xenophobic, ignorant rant aimed at Team USA star Joel Embiid and South Sudan’s national basketball team following their near-upset with Team USA in London. This hateful tirade triggered a response from New York Knicks free agent big man […]

With Team USA having played two consecutive pre-Olympics tune-up games that have gone down to the wire, it’s reasonable to believe that the rest of the world might be looking on and feeling as though the four-time defending Olympic Gold medalists are vulnerable in a way we’re not accustomed to seeing. Is Team USA still […]

Team USA is not fooling around in their quest for redemption. Coming off a fourth-place finish in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Team USA deployed one of its most stacked rosters in years, with LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Joel Embiid, among others, being called upon to lead the nation to a gold medal in […]

Following a narrow 92-88 victory over Germany in the final pre-Olympics tune-up, the second nailbiter in as many games, Team USA men’s basketball coach Steve Kerr had to step to the podium and address the elephant in the room. These five tune-up games have cast at least a little bit of doubt on how dominant […]

The Team USA basketball squad engaged in another nail-biting Olympic exhibition matchup on Monday. The late-game heroics of Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James helped USA beat Germany 92-88. Several NBA players and analysts reacted to James’ impressive clutch play after the matchup including Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant and Kendrick Perkins. James scored […]