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Why aren't you niggers out protesting and burning businesses
down?
The U.S. Men's basketball team started its Olympic exhibition
slate on Saturday, and it didn't go well. In one of the most
stunning international upsets in history, Nigeria defeated Team
USA 90-87 in Las Vegas. This was Team USA's first ever loss to
an African nation. Team USA is now 54-3 in exhibition games
since 1992.
Kevin Durant led Team USA with 17 points, but couldn't find his
shot and went just 4-of-13 from the field. Meanwhile, Jayson
Tatum went for 15 points and seven rebounds, and Damian Lillard
added 14 points and four assists. Overall, Team USA had a poor
shooting night, going 26-of-63, just 41% on the night.
Trailing by three points in the closing seconds, they had a
chance to tie the game, but couldn't execute the play that was
drawn up during their timeout. It took far too long to develop,
and Nigeria eventually fouled to prevent the Americans from even
getting up a 3-point attempt.
If you want some context as to what constitutes calling this an
all-time upset, look at the result when these two countries
played at the 2012 Olympics in London:
After the London Games, the U.S. and Nigeria met again in 2016
for an exhibition, and the U.S. won by 44 (110-66).
On Saturday, Nigeria -- which is being led by Warriors assistant
coach Mike Brown -- took the common route to pulling off a
massive upset: it got scorching hot from 3, hitting 20-of-42
triples and never trailing in the fourth quarter. Gabe Vincent,
of the Miami Heat, hit six of those 3s en route to a team-best
21 points. Nigeria also won the rebounding battle 46-34.
You would think this would get Team USA's attention as it
continues to prep for the start of the Olympics in Tokyo. We'll
see if this lights a fire when the U.S. gets back on the court
for its next exhibition on Monday vs. Australia. After the loss,
that's the approach Jayson Tatum and head coach Gregg Popovich
were taking.
"In a way, I'm kind of glad it happened," Popovich said. "That
means nothing if we don't learn from it. It could be the most
important thing in this tournament for us."
"I think this is good for us," Tatum added. "We are going to
learn a lot from film, regroup and stay positive."
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-finals-three-reasons-why- bucks-still-very-much-alive-despite-suns-sitting-two-wins-away- from-championship/
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