The exodus of star basketball players burned the US in the FIBA Basketball World Cup championships.
The Americans lost 89-79 to France in the quarterfinals, ending their World Cup run in China prematurely on Wednesday.
Top American players like LeBron James and Stephen Curry opted not to play in the tournament, while Jayson Tatum and Kyle Kuzma were injured.
The U.S. had won 58 consecutive tournament games in FIBA and Olympic competition, starting with the bronze-medal game at the 2006 world championships and continuing through every FIBA Americas, World Cup and Olympics event since. It was bidding to become the first nation to win three consecutive World Cups, after winning three straight Olympic golds in that span.
https://nypost.com/2019/09/11/ameri...world-cup-basketball-loss-after-stars-exodus/
We shouldn't need our All Stars to win this competition, boys. Why don't you attention whores learn to play as a fucking team?
The Americans lost 89-79 to France in the quarterfinals, ending their World Cup run in China prematurely on Wednesday.
Top American players like LeBron James and Stephen Curry opted not to play in the tournament, while Jayson Tatum and Kyle Kuzma were injured.
The U.S. had won 58 consecutive tournament games in FIBA and Olympic competition, starting with the bronze-medal game at the 2006 world championships and continuing through every FIBA Americas, World Cup and Olympics event since. It was bidding to become the first nation to win three consecutive World Cups, after winning three straight Olympic golds in that span.
https://nypost.com/2019/09/11/ameri...world-cup-basketball-loss-after-stars-exodus/
We shouldn't need our All Stars to win this competition, boys. Why don't you attention whores learn to play as a fucking team?