Team USA is the clear favorite to win the gold at the Olympics this summer, but the team is not unbeatable despite the presence of numerous NBA stars. In their first exhibition game in the run-up to Tokyo, the Americans surprisingly lost to Nigeria last night: 87-90.
It is the first ever defeat of the Americans against an African country. Tomorrow there will be a new practice match against Australia.
Nigeria, which plays with many NBA players and led by former NBA coach Mike Brown, could count on a strong Gabe Vincent from Miami Heat (21 points).
In the US, Kevin Durant, the star of the Brooklyn Nets, was the top scorer with 17 points.
At the previous meetings, the American team humiliated Nigeria. At the 2012 Games it was 156-73, in 2016 the US won in a friendly game 110-66.
