Team USA Articles - Page 39

After a fantastic year for the Golden State Warriors and starting forward Draymond Green, they had less than a fairytale ending to their story. After being suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals after accumulating a number of flagrant fouls in the playoffs, Green’s been involved in some disappointing incidents this summer, forcing him […]

As Team USA awaits their next opponent in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, the NBA stars have to find a way to pass the time. With the NFL season gearing up to start in a month, All-Star players Jimmy Butler and Klay Thompson decided to show off their many talents on the football […]

The Rio Olympics has started and Team USA has made its debut. But that doesn’t mean there’s no longer any opportunity to tinker with the United States’ roster. Every fan has an ideal lineup, so ESPN has offered a helping hand by allowing people to create their own five-player combination, complete with projections to add […]

The 2016 version of Team USA may not have the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the NBA’s torchbearers, but it doesn’t seem like those two MVPs will be missed. Prior to the team finalizing its roster, a number of would-have-been shoo-ins backed out one after another for different reasons. Whether it’s due to […]

It hasn’t all been perfect for Team USA so far in Rio. During the second half of the United States’ 119-62 win over China in the Rio Olympics Saturday, Paul George was on the receiving end of a not-so-proud moment. George was picking up a Chinese ball handler full-court and was not ready for this move. […]

French gymnast Samir Ait Said took everyone’s attention in the last way he would have wanted when his routine ended up with his palm on his face after seeing his leg brake upon landing. The scene was very much reminiscent of what happened to Paul George two years ago during a Team USA scrimmage. George […]

During Team USA’s 119-62 romp over China, it wasn’t only the Chinese squad who got embarrassed during the game. In a rare instance, Paul George became the victim of a crossover courtesy of Zhao Jiwei. https://vine.co/v/5qTeugF5PeU If the 52-point trashing wasn’t enough to heal wounds, George still came up with an explanation over what happened […]

The Olympics is home to the world’s best athletes and, thanks to the variety of sporting events, they do come in all shapes and sizes. Take basketball for example, where height is considered as an advantage, Team USA’s towering center DeAndre Jordan stands 6’11”. Meanwhile, one gymnast in Ragan Smith is only 4’6” in height. […]

For years, Paul George has posterized other payers in the NBA. He has also “broken some ankles” along the way. But in Team USA’s Olympic opener against China, the tables have been turned and George is now on the receiving end of a filthy crossover courtesy of a Chinese player. https://vine.co/v/5qTeugF5PeU That’s pretty embarrassing. But […]

It’s now time for Team USA to work on some serious business as the Rio Olympics has begun. But when leading by a very huge margin in the second half, with no fear of dropping the game whatsoever, they kind of get the license to do extra-curricular stuff on the floor. Towards the end of […]

The NBA has always been the place to showcase the best basketball talent in the world, and over the past couple of decades, more international players have made the jump to the NBA. They’ve gotten a lot more talented as time has gone by, and the growth isn’t slowing down anytime soon. According to USA […]

Carmelo Anthony was holding out on us. He just joined Snapchat and didn’t wast any time making fun of his Olympic teammates on the photo and video sharing platform. Highlights include calling Team USA teammate DeMarcus Cousins “Othella Harrington” and referring to DeAndre Jordan as “Jimi Hendrix in the face.” Watch below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a__jLwe46Xw

Members of the USA Basketball team arrived in Rio safely, but are already finding themselves in the news off the court. According to TMZ ,  DeAndre Jordan, DeMarcus Cousins, DeMar DeRozan, and three other players allegedly walked into a building called Termas Monte Carlo on Wednesday night. Termas Monte Carlo has been referred to as a high end brothel, […]

Due to the well-documented poor conditions of the Olympic Village apartments in Rio, Team USA decided to stay on a secured luxury cruise ship called the Silversea Silver Cloud, docked in Rio’s port. This sounds like a fantastic backup plan, opposed to staying in tiny single cot rooms that leak water from the walls. However, […]

If you thought Draymond Green‘s last Snapchat incident would stop him, think again. Green was back at it again on Thursday, reviewing and analyzing his own head and roasting his teammates’ hair texture and hairlines. According to Green, teammates Jimmy Butler and DeAndre Jordan‘s hairlines were considered extremely rough, while giving Kyle Lowry a ‘real rough’ […]

While Team USA might be heavily favored to win the gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympic games, head coach Mike Krzyzewski still remains anxious going into the opening round of the tournament. Krzyzewski spoke with ESPN’s Marc Stein on his concern: Nothing is easy, And when somebody tells you it’s easy, or you’re the best, or […]

Indiana Pacers star Paul George was presented the Comeback Player of the Year Players’ Voice Award by the NBPA. After missing essentially a full season with a gruesome leg injury suffered in a Team USA exhibition game, George returned to play 81 games in the 2015-2016 season. PG13 averaged 23.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.9 steals, […]

Yesterday, J.J. Redick and Lamorne Morris (Winston from New Girl) went on Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons to discuss Team USA. Mike Krzyzewski, the current USA coach, was obviously Redick’s coach at Duke when he was there. J.J. Redick told Bill Simmons on the show yesterday that he had actually received a call from […]

The Olympics are the pinnacle of sports, where each country sends its best athletes to represent and compete at the highest level. The NBA is the world’s premiere basketball league and follows its own rules rather than adhere to the rules the rest of the world follows. In Olympic competition, the international rules apply, so […]

There is no denying that the competition outside of Team USA has never been this strong, yet the Americans are still the hands down alpha. But before they reached this point, they were forced to look themselves in the mirror. After years of dominating opponents with a snap of a finger, the Americans faced a […]

A very low point sparked USA Basketball’s transformation under current head coachMike Krzyzewski. Team USA has lost just once under Coach K. World domination has been restored. All thanks to 2004. The 2004 USA team took home the Bronze Medal. It was the first time a team of professionals didn’t bring home basketball gold. The team […]

There hasn’t been much drama for Team USA as it has rolled through the competition, winning exhibition games by 40-plus points in preparation for the Rio Olympics. The only thing of interest has been the highlights. The play of the summer so far belongs to DeMar DeRozan, who nearly pulled off a 360-degree dunk over […]

NBA players are used to the best accommodations when traveling between cities in the grind of a long NBA season. Five star hotels, chartered planes, and luxury buses all play a part in making the travel as painless as possible. Those type of accommodations don’t seem to be present in Rio’s Olympic Village, and there still […]

Team USA has already completed training camp as well as a series of tune-up games culminated by a blowout win against Nigeria on Monday night. Now, their quest to defend their lofty perch in the Rio Olympics will start in a few days. The US will be part of Group A together with Australia, France, China, Venezuela, […]

Carmelo Anthony publicly apologized to Vanessa Carlton, after showing up completely unimpressed with his teammates sing along rendition of her hit song ‘A Thousand Miles’. Multiple videos were posted by different players, one where Demarcus Cousins was not impressed by his teammates vocals, and two with Anthony not moved by the singing or the music. After the […]

German soccer team Bayern Munich and Team USA men’s basketball team have more in common than you would expect. They both have a history of dominating an elite competition and have set the precedent for many aspiring sportsmen. Bayern have been crowned the champions of Germany a total of twenty-six times, including the last four […]

All basketball and sports fans can unite in supporting Craig Sager‘s fight against cancer. Sager has demonstrated an incredible amount of courage this past year fighting his disease while at the same time working as hard as ever at his job for TNT as a sideline reporter. Despite having to travel to Houston constantly for […]

DeMar DeRozan has been throwing down highlight dunk after highlight dunk throughout Team USA‘s exhibition schedule leading into the Rio Olympics. On Monday night against Nigeria, he did it again. Off a great dish from DeMarcus Cousins, DeRozan cut to the hoop and jumped for some extended hang-time. The bench was impressed by the Raptors […]

Paul George came out of Team USA‘s exhibition matchup against China last Tuesday in Oakland with a left calf strain. He was held out of the second-to-last exhibition game against Venezuela on Friday and is now also being held out of Monday’s matchup and exhibition finale against Nigeria. Kyrie Irving has mild left thigh bruise […]

The unwanted attention doesn’t seem to be fading so far for Draymond Green. After virtually securing a spot in a hypothetical “Snapchat Celebrity Hall of Shame”, the Golden State Warriors forward is still getting it from his Olympic teammates. Photos of a few Team USA players subtly mocking Green went out earlier, but now, we […]

One of best feel-good stories of this whole Team USA camp so far has been that of Paul George. It’s hard to forget that one eventful national team scrimmage where George ended up with one of the most gruesome basketball injuries ever. His leg was fractured in a grotesque manner than it had to be […]

Team USA players look out for each other. Want proof? Check out how teammates of Draymond Green responded to his recent fail on Snapchat. After Green accidentally forwarded the last photo he’d wish to have sent to his followers on the application, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, and DeMarcus Cousins subtly took photos of themselves in […]

The Indiana Pacers have made major moves this offseason in hopes of making a big leap in the Eastern Conference. Larry Bird and the rest of the Pacers front office have had one of the busiest summers of all executives. And the results have been very impressive as Jeff Teague, Thaddeus Young, and Al Jefferson […]

In the 2012-2013 season, Kevin Durant displayed one of the best shooting years in NBA history. His shooting numbers were as follows: 51% from the field, 41.6% from long distance, and 90.5% from the charity stripe; enough to make him a bona fide member of the “50-40-90” club. Last season, he shot the ball at […]

It seems Team USA has had a little too much fun these past couple of days in between exhibition games. They have had their lighthearted fun sharingtheir experiences with the world, but one player on that team may have revealed something he’ll regret for a long time, especially with our internet culture today. Draymond Green, who […]

Despite being comprised of players from multiple rival NBA teams, Team USA seems to be meshing quite well. In a video posted by DeMar DeRozan, the whole squad is singing along together to Vanessa Carlton. Well, almost the whole squad. https://www.instagram.com/p/BIfcB_MhAaM/ Carmelo Anthony just doesn’t seem into it. Spot him having absolutely no fun yet […]

It was a rather underwhelming offensive show on Friday night in Chicago when Team USA defeated Venezuela in their exhibition match. Simply put, poor shooting plagued the home team. However, during the dying seconds of the game, Toronto Raptors swingman DeMar DeRozan felt that the crowd needed something to remember as they head back to […]

The exhibition game against Venezuela started slow with Team USA displaying cold shooting from the outside early. It went on to the second half and the result was a rather low scoring game for the Red, White, and Blue as they finished with only 80 points. The crowd was still sent to its feet a […]

Over the past two years, Klay Thompson has participated in every series or competition that players of his caliber could play in. After going through a couple of regular seasons, with one being a 73-win stretch, and the same number of NBA finals appearances, he now finds himself part of Team USA. No matter how […]