USA Basketball

Olympic Hoop Team the Latest COVID-19 Shutdown
Olympic Hoop Team the Latest COVID-19 Shutdown
Olympic Hoop Team the Latest COVID-19 Shutdown
Yesterday was merely a small reminder of the havoc caused by COVID-19. Thankfully, death from the virus has been greatly reduced by the vaccine, if one chooses to go that route. According to a statement by Team USA Basketball, their exhibition game against Australia scheduled for Friday in Las Vegas has been canceled because of COVID-19 protocols.
LeBron James Records Triple Double, USA Basketball Defeats Australia By 33 in Olympic Quarterfinals
LeBron James Records Triple Double, USA Basketball Defeats Australia By 33 in Olympic Quarterfinals
LeBron James Records Triple Double, USA Basketball Defeats Australia By 33 in Olympic Quarterfinals
USA Basketball has a storied history over the last 20 years, from the Dream Team until today (I am doing what everyone in America should do by pretending that the 2004 Olympic Basketball team never even existed). That history never included a triple double, until LeBron James changed that with his performance in today's 33 point win over Australia in the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament...
USA Basketball Survives Scare From Lithuania
USA Basketball Survives Scare From Lithuania
USA Basketball Survives Scare From Lithuania
LeBron James proved in this year's NBA Finals that he was someone who could get the job done in crunch time. Nobody would have thought that he'd need to do it again in today's game against Lithuania but, if he didn't, the US wouldn't have won in a 99-94 thriller...
USA Basketball Squeak Out 83 Point Win Over Nigeria
USA Basketball Squeak Out 83 Point Win Over Nigeria
USA Basketball Squeak Out 83 Point Win Over Nigeria
Records were shattered on Thursday as the USA men's basketball team eviscerated Nigeria 156-73 in pool play action, breaking the Olympic record for most points scored in a game. Criticized by many for their slow starts in games against France and Tunisia, the Americans came out with guns blazing and finished the first quarter leading by 26...
US National Team Demolishes Great Britain
US National Team Demolishes Great Britain
US National Team Demolishes Great Britain
The United States men's National Basketball team made Great Britain look more like Terrible Britain after a 118-78 drubbing in Manchester, England today. USA shot 60.3% from the field and had six double figure scorers, led by Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams who each had 19 points...
USA Basketball Unleash Fury On Dominican Republic
USA Basketball Unleash Fury On Dominican Republic
USA Basketball Unleash Fury On Dominican Republic
In their first exhibition leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games, the United States national basketball team handled the Dominican Republic to the tune of a 54 point beat down. The US shot 57% from the field for the game, paced by Kevin Durant who shot 9-11 from the floor including 5-6 from three point range for a game high 24 points...
Carmelo Anthony Is Excited To Play For Mike D’Antoni At Olympics? – Bruce’s Thought Of The Day
Carmelo Anthony Is Excited To Play For Mike D’Antoni At Olympics? – Bruce’s Thought Of The Day
Carmelo Anthony Is Excited To Play For Mike D’Antoni At Olympics? – Bruce’s Thought Of The Day
Imagine this. You run a business or manage a business. One of your employees totally quits on you and the result is you get fired. Now that same quitter professes how much he likes you and respects and can't wait to be together again. While this isn't an exact replica this pretty much lays out the scenario for USA basketball in the upcoming Olympic games from London!