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The game between Team USA and Spain in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was not decided on a thrilling last-second basket, but what Kevin Durant did near the end of the contest ruined the day for one group of people and made it a good one for another. See, the closing line for the game was […]

Team USA beat Spain in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament overnight, but it didn’t come without some drama. The Americans fell behind by 10 points early and appeared to be on the ropes before righting the ship to tie the game at halftime. In the second half, Gregg Popovich decided to bench […]

Kevin Durant will forever be known as one of the most lethal scorers in NBA history. Now, he also holds the same distinction for Team USA. Durant on Saturday eclipsed Carmelo Anthony as the all-time leading Olympic scorer of Team USA after scoring 23 points in their win over Czech Republic. As of posting, KD […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns were as close as you can get to an NBA Finals win. But we all know how that turned out. Book revealed that he’s talked to one of his Team USA teammates about the heartbreaking defeat, a man who’s been on both sides of the coin in Draymond Green. […]

Team USA held on for a big 119-84 win over the Czech Republic on Saturday to march their way into the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics. While it was an impressive team performance, it was Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum who led the charge with an international career-high 27 points. Speaking to reporters after the […]

Despite not having the best talents the NBA has to offer, Team USA is still an incredibly deep talent. Anyone can explode on any given game for the Americans in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and on Saturday morning, it was Jayson Tatum’s turn to come out of the shadow and rip an opponent apart. In […]

Kevin Durant just added another feather to his cap, becoming Team USA’s all-time leading scorer in Olympic history. KD passes a name that’s become synonymous with Olympic success – Carmelo Anthony. Kevin Durant has surpassed Carmelo Anthony for the most points scored by USA men’s basketball player in Olympic history. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ power forward Kevin Love has received some criticism from the current managing director of USA Basketball, Jerry Colangelo. The longtime NBA executive shared his opinions on Kevin Love, per the Athletic. Ultimately, Love did not fly out to Tokyo to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He eventually backed out of the competition. […]

As roster spots became open on Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics multiple name were brought up as potential replacements. One that some fans clamored for was Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks. Young and the Hawks had just finished an incredible season that led to an unpredictable run all the way to the Eastern […]

USA Gymnastics star Suni Lee won the gold medal in the women’s all-around competition on Thursday, keeping a recent tradition of American domination going in the event. An American woman has now won gold in this event in every Summer Olympics going back to 2004, with Lee following in the footsteps of teammate Simone Biles. […]

Damian Lillard has been hearing trade rumors left and right. The noise has gotten so unbearable for the Portland Trail Blazers frontman that he’s recently taken to Twitter to seemingly refute every rumor. But now it seems he’s even hearing it from his peers for reasons other than a potential blockbuster deal away from Portland. […]

USA Gymnastics star Simone Biles bowed out of the women’s individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics after earlier pulling herself from the team event, but an American is still going home with the gold. With Biles out, Suni Lee stepped up and won the gold medal herself. This continues a long run of American […]

After an opening game loss to France in the Tokyo Olympics, Gregg Popovich and Team USA notched their first win after rolling past Iran, 120-66 on Wednesday. It was quite the reassuring victory Team USA needed after a string of losses even prior to the Summer Games. The blowout win, however, had political underpinnings as […]

Team USA bounced back from their disappointing loss in the Tokyo Olympics opener by destroying Iran, 120-66, and Damian Lillard is a big reason for that–on and off the court. Lillard led the way for Team USA, scoring 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting–with all his makes coming from the 3-point land. He also made 18 […]

Team USA bounced back from a shocking loss to France in their Tokyo Olympics opener with a massive 120-66 win over Iran on Wednesday. The whole squad was thriving, but of course, Draymond Green received some hate for a specific play in the first quarter: Draymond Green… https://t.co/YQGfKKhFmt — Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 28, 2021 Okay, […]

The Golden State Warriors have been tied to virtually every big name star on the market this offseason, and even the ones off of it. Trade rumors are one thing, but turning them into reality is a whole different ballgame. That’s the angle Warriors star Draymond Green is reportedly working on during his stint with […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker had little time to mourn his NBA Finals loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Booker soon had to get on a private plane with two players who just beat him, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton, to fly across the Pacific Ocean to Tokyo for the Olympics, where they would be Team […]

Team USA star Damian Lillard had an uncharacteristically awful game in the loss to France to open the Tokyo Olympics. Lillard only had 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting and turned down shots he normally takes and makes with ease in the NBA. He also had an embarrassing turnover late in the game to help seal […]

The Dream Team is dead. That’s what a certain taxi driver said about Team USA, which is a take that’s tough to argue with given that the Americans have been taking huge L’s left and right on the international stage. But what’s trippy is how the prediction came from a scene from Rush Hour 3, […]

When he’s not busy ordering 50 pieces of chicken nuggets or casually dropping 50 points in the NBA Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo is still just a regular dude. If regular dudes are built like a Super Saiyan fusion of Mr. Fantastic and The Incredible Hulk. The Milwaukee Bucks star is a student of the game. And […]

The news of the sports world has been all about the shocking withdrawal of Team USA star gymnast Simone Biles, who stepped away mid-competition and proceeded to watch her team walk away with a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. It was a tough situation for everybody involved, and support and reactions have come pouring out […]

Simone Biles shocked the world with her decision to step away from the Tokyo Olympics team competition. Team USA went on to win a silver medal even without Biles, but her withdrawal brought a ton of reactions from the sports world. Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns reacted to Biles’ withdrawal and gave her the ultimate […]

USA Gymnastics star Simone Biles pulled out of the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Biles later revealed that she wasn’t dealing with any physical issues and was focusing on her mental health. 2016 USA Gymnastics gold medalists Laurie Hernandez and Aly Raisman immediately reacted to the news. Both Hernandez and Raisman acknowledged […]

USA Gymnastics star Simone Biles revealed that her decision to withdraw from the team competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics wasn’t due to a physical injury. Biles talked to TODAY’s Hoda Kotb after the event and explained her reasoning for pulling out of the team event at the Olympics: “Physically, I feel good, I’m in […]

It needs to be said: Gregg Popovich has been an absolute disaster as the head coach of Team USA. In the NBA history books, the San Antonio Spurs mentor is one of the best to ever do it. On the international stage, however, it’s a bit of a different story. Quite the opposite, in fact. […]

USA Gymnastics star Simone Biles bowed out of the team final due to a “medical issue” after an awkward vault landing. Despite this massive setback, the Americans were able to regroup and win a silver medal, with the Russian Olympic Committee squad earning gold. While getting the silver medal is disappointing given Biles is the […]

Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson knows why Team USA is struggling in the Olympics: they don’t have LeBron James. The basketball Hall of Famer didn’t hold back his thoughts after Team USA’s 83-76 loss to the French national team in their Tokyo Olympics opener. For Johnson, the national squad is simply lacking a leader […]

Team USA has been the standard-bearer of international basketball ever since the Olympic Committee permitted professional players to play in the 1992 Barcelona games. That summer, arguably the greatest basketball team ever was assembled: the 1992 Dream Team composed of the likes of Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and some other player named Michael Jordan. After […]

Washington Wizards main man Bradley Beal continues to be in the middle of a tug of war among teams yearning to get his services. Beal is reportedly disgruntled over the way things are going with the Wizards and is expected to seek a trade real soon. Beal has had many suitors, even during the past […]

2021 NBA champion Jrue Holiday basically told his haters to be quiet after Team USA’s horrible 83-76 loss against France on Sunday. After a massive third quarter collapse, the star-studded 12-man roster fell short against Evan Fournier, Rudy Gobert, and the rest of the tough French squad in the opening game of the basketball tournament’s […]

There’s no way to sugarcoat it. Nobody’s afraid of Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics anymore. Ever since the first exhibition game that went awry against Nigeria, the US’s sheen of invincibility had vanished. That fact was on full display in their opening match against France. The Frenchmen, led by one NBA All-Star in Rudy […]

Team USA just lost their Tokyo Olympics opening game to France, and as usual for losing teams, there’s a lot of finger-pointing. Sure enough, veteran head coach and San Antonio Spurs tactician Gregg Popovich has been on the receiving end of such criticisms. According to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, even the players of Team […]

Draymond Green may not be the best player on Team USA, but he is their spiritual leader. In a team full of superstar talent, with the egos and usage rates to match, you need a guy like Draymond to steady the ship and tell the hard truths. The Golden State Warriors star did exactly that […]

Team USA fell apart against France to open the Tokyo Olympics, allowing a 16-2 run to close the game in a brutal 83-76 defeat. While many may view this is a surprising and humiliating loss, Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich doesn’t see it that way. Instead, Pop is simply disappointed with the loss and […]

The pre-tournament fears have come to back to haunt Team USA. The United States lost their opening match at the Tokyo Olympics against a formidable France team in stunning fashion, 83-76. A couple of international stars in Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic made sure to react to Team USA’s shocking defeat. […]

It looked like Team USA was going to avoid another embarrassing loss when they went up 74-67 with just under four minutes to play against France to open the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, the Americans suffered a humiliating collapse by giving up a 14-0 run and ultimately losing, 83-76. So, if you’re counting at home, that’s […]

Despite Team USA looking extra stacked to defend their crown at the Tokyo Olympics, they haven’t exactly steamrolled the competition. At least one member of the original Dream Team has taken notice, former New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing. Ewing was part of arguably the greatest team ever assembled that sauntered to the gold medal […]

Zach LaVine’s participation in the Tokyo Olympics with Team USA got quite the scare when he entered the COVID-19 health and safety protocols. After all, it was only a couple of days since Bradley Beal had to give up his spot due to the same issue. Fortunately, LaVine was fine and was able to re-join […]

No one can argue that the current iteration of the Team USA roster isn’t stacked, but it’s definitely missing a few high-profile pieces. One in particular is a certain star who plays for the Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry has never played for the Olympics throughout his career, and he is missing yet another one. […]