Milan, 9 September 2023 – The defeat of the United States in the semi-final of Basketball World Cup it made a noise. The stars and stripes selection, net of the fact that they showed up at the world championship event with the third if not fourth lines, were the great favorites to lift the trophy. Instead, expectations were disappointed due to a terrible performance – defensively speaking – against the Germania, which scored 113 points, against the Americans’ 111. For whom the comeback in the final sprint was not enough to reach Serbia in the final. Alarm bells for coaches Steve Kerr and his staff had already been there in the second round, with the defeat against the Lithuania to relegate Edwards and his teammates to second place in their group. The clear success in the quarterfinals againstItalia he had perhaps deluded someone that the road was clear or almost clear for Team USA. Instead, here’s the thud against the Germans, which will force the United States to play the final for the bronze with the Canada.
Towards the Olympics
Even before the outcome of the last match in Manila is known, trial time has already begun overseas. Also because theOlympic in Paris: an appointment that the American national team absolutely cannot afford to fail. The objective is one and only one, that is the gold medal. And so as not to miss it, the NBA Central channel on Twitter has launched the proposal: to bring a real Dream Team to the Transalpine land, made up of the best NBA players. Some names? Steph Curry, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, Jimmy Butler, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis e LeBron James. The latter responded immediately to the appeal, in his own way. In fact, under the tweet, the star of Los Angeles Lakers he posted the eyes emoticon, thus creating a great buzz and demonstrating that he was tempted by the idea. Absent from international competitions since the London 2012 Olympics, the former Miami Heat – at almost 40 years old – could gain one of the last great satisfactions of his career. And his presence in Paris would inevitably also encourage other NBA superstars to accept the proposal.
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2023-09-09 12:00:49
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