Tag: Team USA
The USA (4-0) remained unbeaten and earned the No. 1 seed for Group C in the 2014 FIBA World Cup with a 106-71 win over Dominican Republic (2-2) on Wednesday evening at Bizkaia Arena in Bilbao, Spain. via USA Basketball
(Derrick) Rose will play his third game in as many nights Thursday, and coach Tom Thibodeau, an assistant for USA Basketball, couldn’t be more excited about the push he’s making this offseason. “He’ll be fine,’’ Thibodeau told reporters. “He’s working every day. The only way you’re going to shake the rust off is by playing. […]
Spain’s prowess is obviously the biggest worry for Team USA on Spanish soil, but the more pressing trouble for the NBA stars in red, white and blue is that there’s really no way they can make any significant statements or impress the outside world in the first eight games of the nine needed overall to […]
Team USA’s difficult first half against Turkey does not necessarily portend future struggles. Here’s a breakdown of today’s game.
The NBA’s 2010-11 MVP (Derrick Rose) also says he has no issues playing behind Kyrie Irving at the point after it appeared earlier in the summer that he would be a starter for (Team USA Coach) Krzyzewski. “We have a deep team,” Rose said. “And that’s what makes us so good. “My role is coming […]
Nate Duncan examines some of the more interesting games from day one of the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain.
Kevin Durant opens up about his first game against Stephen Curry, we go deep into the crates for some rare footage of MJ and Chris Webber denies the finger wag in tonight’s Out of Bounds.
The 12 players representing the United States at the FIBA World Cup that starts this weekend comprise the youngest team fielded by USA Basketball since NBA players were ushered into the international game in 1992. When it opens Group C play here Saturday night against Finland at the Bizkaia Arena, Team USA will sport an […]
Mason Plumlee has gone from Summer League to Team USA in a matter of months, but he’s not the worst “Dream Teamer” ever.
Anthony Davis is eager, not to mention proud, to accept the physical risks that go with playing without pay for Team USA. For (Pelicans’ coach Monty) Williams, the environment created by USA basketball has only accelerated Davis’ growth. “He’s understanding that he is a lead dog among a number of alpha dogs,” Williams said of […]
