After lengthy negotiations, the United States has raised the level of major basketball events to a altar The decision was made to send a team full of NBA stars to the Barcelona ’92 Olympics Until then, only college players had traveled with him, and he had won just two World Cups (1954 and 1986).
therefore, The reason why St. George can enjoy unprecedented spectacles is due to the existence of mythical figures such as Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson., Pat Ewing, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird after regulatory changes allowed professionals to compete in Olympic events. The issue of anti-doping control is another story. Only Isaiah Thomas was absent due to a “jealousy” issue.
Never in history have there been so many superstars on Team USA, even though Yes, it continues to feature NBA figures like Carmelo Anthony (three gold medals), LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul (Two per person). Let’s not forget that the demands of the NBA season are so high that U.S. leaders aren’t too happy about continuing the game in the summer, and the fact is that the Olympics motivate them more than the World Cup.
Since that match in Barcelona, the “Dream Team” achieved its smallest victory with a +32 victory over Croatia (117-85) in the final, after defeating Spain 122-81 in the previous game. The North American team missed out on just one gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and won six titles, winning just one bronze medal.While they gave up two losses in the first period and eliminated Spain on an incredible day from Marbury, they lost 81-89 in the semifinals to Argentinian genius Ginobili (29 points).
However, The World Cup thing is another story, and this Friday, a new page in disappointing history is written. Lost in the semifinals to the sensational German team led by “NBA” Schroeder (111-113). Obviously, neither the warning given to them by Montenegro (down 37-38 at halftime) nor the loss to Lithuania (104-110) in the second period was of any use.
The reality is that the United States shows up at this multi-venue World Cup with a team led by the iconic Steve Kerr and They are all players from the second tier of the NBA. Except maybe Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks) and Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans).
and The result is that this team with 12 NBA players must compete for third place this Sunday On the penultimate day of the competition, the United States will face off against Canada in a North American matchup. The problem for the U.S. team is that it always rains at World Cups and they have only won two gold medals, and they have won gold medals at the past seven World Cups in a row (2010 and 2014). That is, the same as Spain, the 2006 and 2019 champions.
Still, everything points to a fair number of absentees who could say “yes” to the Paris Olympics, and we’re talking about such iconic players Veterans LeBron James, Anthony Davis (both from Los Angeles Lakers), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Kevin Duran Special (Phoenix Suns), Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat) or James Harden (Philadelphia 76ers). With this group of six, it would be impossible to defeat them. At this World Cup, Lithuania and Germany have done it… we’ll see what Canada does.