Team USA Articles - Page 47

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 […]

A few months ago, Monty Williams became a source of inspiration for everyone. The tragedy that struck his family, when his wife got into an accident and passed away, was a life-altering experience for every individual, no matter who they are. But with his faith, the former Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach faced the entire […]

When the current Team USA Men’s National Basketball team recently met Major Scott Smiley, an American hero and Purple Heart recipient, they weren’t just able to shake his hand, but also got to learn a very valuable lesson from him – what it truly means to represent one’s country. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has been known […]

DeMar DeRozan‘s 360 dunk attempt brought as much excitement as possible to a play that was never completed. According to ESPN’s Marc Spears, Coach Mike Krzyzewski didn’t like it, and feels a change is in order, We had a little bit too much fun out there tonight. We have to tone that down a little bit. […]

Kevin Durant had a little too much confidence in his teammates on Tuesday, when Team USA hosted China in an exhibition game at Oracle Arena. Durant drove through the lane to draw the defense inside the paint, and  passed the ball off to a wide-open Kyle Lowry, for an uncontested three-pointer. Durant prematurely spread his arms to celebrate, […]

In a game almost too unfair to call competition, Team USA obliterated China 106-57 in an exhibition showdown in Oakland, California. DeMar DeRozan dazzled the crowd with a move so amazing that it earned cheers although the attempt was unsuccessful. With two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, DeRozan drove baseline with a defender coming his […]

Olympic basketball is not all about dominating the best competition in the world and bringing home a medal. There is down time when players get a chance to spend time together and bond. Players form relationships and get to know each other, where they usually never have the time to do so. Some players only […]

Paul George has made a spectacular recovery from his gruesome leg injury in the summer of 2014. He was even more impressive for the Indiana Pacers in his first full season back and has carried that over to Team USA. Early in the third quarter of an exhibition game between the United States and China, […]

Carmelo Anthony has been one of the best players from the US in international competition since the Redeem Team was formed in 2008. Team USA faced off against China in Oakland, at Oracle Arena on Tuesday night. Late in the first quarter, Anthony matched up with defender in an isolation situation. The result was a sick crossover dribble […]

It’s got to be great for Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, knowing that Kevin Durant will get to play with two of his other stars this summer in the Rio Olympics. It will surely be an advantage for Golden State with Durant getting the chance to develop chemistry alongside Klay Thompson and Draymond Green for a […]

DeMarcus Cousins is not a player who screams and yells after making a shot, or when his teammates score. That changed Sunday night when Team USA took on China at Staples Center. There were plenty of highlights in the game, but one particular play got Cousins’ attention. Harrison Barnes drove to the lane and dunked over three […]

With the final roster set for Team USA and the Rio Olympics drawing closer by the day, every opportunity to develop chemistry is important for this team. Although a lot of big names like Lebron James, Stephen Curry, and James Harden have opted out of playing in this year’s Olympics, there is still quite the star studded […]

DeMarcus Cousins may benefit more than any other player by being a part of Team USA basketball this summer in Rio. He wants to make sure he takes advantage of the opportunity. Cousins was asked about the experience so far and had this to say, via CowbellKingdom.com: “I’m ready to share my experiences with my […]

Kevin Durant is trying to block out all of the noise. Whether he’s able to do this or not, he’s keeping to the story that he’s not bothered by it. Before Team USA’s second exhibition game Sunday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles against China, Durant and new Warriors teammate Draymond Green were […]

NBA stars in the Team USA basketball program have a unique opportunity every few years to play for one of the best, if not the best, college coaches ever in Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K comes in with a little bit of a fresh perspective. All great coaches, no matter the level, share some of the same traits, […]

DeAndre Jordan is notorious for being one of the worst free throw shooters in the NBA, and perhaps ever. For his career, he’s shot a horrendous 42 percent from the charity stripe. Those struggles were on full display last night as the United States Olympic men’s basketball team annihilated China in a exhibition game at […]

Last Friday, we saw the new Team USA Men’s National Basketball team blow past Argentina with a 37-point beating, 111-74, in front of their home crowd in Las Vegas. Yes, even after winning by a very huge margin, head coach Mike Krzyzewski still had to nitpick on his team’s performance. As he told Steve Aschburner of NBA.com, there’s  “terminology […]

It seems that Los Angeles basketball fans aren’t too fond of Kevin Durant and Draymond Green. Before Sunday night’s Team USA exhibition game against China at Staples Center, both Durant and Green were booed during pre-game introductions, according to multiple reports. Clippers fans at Staples not messing around. Kevin Durant and Draymond Green — USA […]