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CBS Sports: https://www.cbssport...ge-nba-players/

 

 

Was looking forward to the World Cup, too many good players not playing... every team missing guys....

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The Ringer: Is This the Worst Team USA in Modern History?

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ESPN: Walker lifts Team USA past Aussies in warm-up

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The Ringer: Is This the Worst Team USA in Modern History?

Maybe, but it's the guys that wanted to wear the jersey.  

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2nd exhibition game in Australia... the US goes down... 

 

Australia stuns Team USA, snaps 78-game streak

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SI: Which FIBA World Cup Teams Are Real Threats to Team USA?
https://www.si.com/n...-gregg-popovich

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The Ringer: The Five Teams That Can Beat Team USA

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CBS Sports: 2019 FIBA World Cup: Seven questions about Team USA's not-so-star-studded roster and how Gregg Popovich will use it
https://www.cbssport...ch-will-use-it/

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World Cup Scores: 

 

Day 1
Italy over Philippines 102-68.
Russia over Nigeria 82-77.
China beat Ivory Coast 70-55.

Spain over Tunisia 101-62.
Argentina 95-69 winners over South Korea.
Puerto Rico 83-81 over Iran.

Poland 80-69 over Venezuela. 

Serbia 105-59 over Angola. 

 

 

Tomorrow... 

 

Canada vs. Australia
New Zealand vs. Brazil

Turkey vs. Japan

Dominican Republic vs. Jordan
Senegal vs. Lithuania 
Greece vs. Montenegro
France vs. Germany
Czech Republic vs. USA 

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The Ringer: Team USA Finds Its Star (and Its Style) Its First FIBA World Cup Game

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Canada vs. Australia  (Australia won 108-92.)
New Zealand vs. Brazil  (Brazil won 102-94.)

Turkey vs. Japan (Turkey won 86-67.)

Dominican Republic vs. Jordan (DR won by 4.)
Senegal vs. Lithuania  (Lithuania won 101-47.)
Greece vs. Montenegro (Greece won by 25.)
France vs. Germany  (France won 78-74.)
Czech Republic vs. USA  (The US won 88-67.)

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US beat Turkey in OT... Tatum hurt. 

https://www.espn.com...t-tatum-injured

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Second round

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6

• Poland vs. Russia, 4:00 a.m.
• Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast, 4:00 a.m.
• Angola vs. Iran, 4:00 a.m.
• Serbia vs. Puerto Rico, 4:30 a.m.
• Argentina vs. Venezula, 8:00 a.m.
• China vs. Korea, 8:00 a.m.
• Tunisia vs. Phillipinnes, 8:00 a.m.
• Spain vs. Italy, 8:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7

• New Zealand vs. Japan, 3:30 a.m.
• Australia vs. Dominican Republic, 4:00 a.m.
• Canada vs. Jordan, 4:00 a.m.
• Brazil vs. Czech Republic, 4:30 a.m.
• Turkey vs. Montenegro, 7:30 a.m.
• France vs. Lithuania, 8:00 a.m.
• Germany vs. Senegal, 8:00 a.m.
• United States vs. Greece, 8:30 a.m.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8

• Venezuela vs. Russia, 4:00 a.m.
• Korea vs. Ivory Coast, 4:00 a.m.
• Tunisia vs. Angola, 4:00 a.m.
• Puerto Rico vs. Italy, 4:30 a.m.
• Poland vs. Argentina, 8:00 a.m.
• China vs. Nigeria, 8:00 a.m.
• Iran vs. Philipinnes, 8:00 a.m.
• Spain vs. Serbia, 8:30 a.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 9 

• Japan vs. Montenegro, 3:30 a.m.
• Lithuania vs. Dominican Republic, 4:00 a.m.
• Jordan vs. Senegal, 4:00 a.m.
• Czech Republic vs. Greece, 4:30 a.m. 
• Turkey vs. New Zealand, 8:00 a.m.
• Germany vs. Canada, 8:00 a.m.
• France vs. Australia, 8:00 a.m.
• United States vs. Brazil, 8:30 a.m.

 

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CBS Sports: Team USA vs. Greece takeaways: Kemba Walker leads Americans to FIBA World Cup quarterfinals with 69-53 win
https://www.cbssport...with-69-53-win/

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Four teams into the Quarters...

https://www.nba.com/...cap-september-6

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The Ringer: Team USA Is Getting Closer and Closer to Being Its Best Self
https://www.theringe...knockout-rounds

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Quarter Finals: 

 

Argentina
Serbia

 

USA

France

 

Spain
Poland

 

Australia

Czech Republic

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Argentina upset Serbia... 

Spain beat Poland... 

 

France is up 2 on the US in the 3rd Q.

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US down 2 with 3 minutes left.

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Gobert with a slam... real pressure now.