Tag: Team USA Basketball
Kobe Bryant says the rest of the world has caught up to Team USA
After losing to Serbia, Team USA can finish no higher than seventh at the FIBA World Cup, their worst finish ever at a FIBA...
Kobe Bryant on the elimination of Team USA: “The days of 1992 are over”
Kobe Bryant addressed the media, including TalkBasket.net, at the Wukesong Arena in Beijing and referred to the elimination of Team USA. Here is what the...
Serbia vs Czech Republic and Team USA vs Poland in 5-8 classification games
Following the victories of Serbia and the Czech Republic, the classification games for the fifth to eight positions are set. Serbia will face the Czech...
Jerry Colangelo on Team USA: “You can’t help but notice and remember who you...
Team USA Basketball Managing Director Jerry Colangelo was critical of the NBA players who decided to skip the 2019 Basketball World Cup. Here is what...
Rudy Gobert on France eliminating Team USA: “It will go down as one of...
Rudy Gobert was very happy with the epic victory of France over Team USA, but stated that the target is the gold medal. Here is...
Jayson Tatum probable for the Quarter-final vs France
Jayson Tatum has recovered from the ankle injury he suffered last week and it is likely he will play in the Quarter-final against France. Per...
Vincent Collet on the Quarter-final vs Team USA: “We play the strongest team in...
The head coach of France, Vincent Collet, addressed the upcoming Basketball World Cup Quarter-final against Team USA. Here is what coach Collet told reporters in...
Team USA and Argentina secured their ticket to the 2020 Olympics
Following the end of the second round of the 2019 Basketball World Cup, Team USA and Argentina officially qualified for the 2020 Olympics. The two...
2019 Basketball World Cup: Day 10 Roundup – The Quarter-finals are set
The Czech Republic became the last team that advanced to the Quarter-finals of the Basketball World Cup, which include great matches. The Czechs eliminated Greece...
Kemba Walker and Team USA rallied past Brazil; eliminated them from the Quarter-finals
Kemba Walker played very well offensively (16 points, 6/9 shooting), helping Team USA defeat Brazil and eliminate them (89-73). The Americans took control from the...
2019 Basketball World Cup: Day 8 Roundup – Three more teams reached the Quarter-finals
Team USA, France and Australia remained undefeated in the Basketball World Cup (4-0) and advanced to the Quarter-Finals. Team USA rallied past Greece and Giannis...
Team USA dominates Greece and Giannis Antetokounmpo; advances to the Quarter-finals
Team USA claimed an easy victory over Greece and Giannis Antetokounmpo (69-53), securing their place in the Quarter-finals. The Americans were in control for almost...
Gregg Popovich on international NBA players: “When they play for their countries, we like...
The head coach of Team USA Gregg Popovich talked about the international NBA players, who join their national teams. Here is what coach Popovich told...
2019 Basketball World Cup: Day 6 Roundup – the Round of 16 is set
Greece and the Czech Republic became the last two teams that secured their spot in the Round of 16 in the Basketball World Cup. The...
Jayson Tatum reportedly out for five days
Jayson Tatum will remain out of action for five days, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Tatum will miss the next two...
Kemba Walker: “We’re all we got here, everyone’s against us”
Kemba Walker commented on the victory of Team USA over Turkey (93-92), which was decided in a late thriller. Here is what the guard of...
Donovan Mitchell received a text from Ricky Rubio
After Team USA pulled out a close overtime victory against Turkey, Donovan Mitchell got a text from his former Utah Jazz teammate and Spain...
2019 Basketball World Cup: Day 4 Roundup
Tuesday's action in the 2019 Basketball World Cup saw six more teams qualify for the second round of the tournament. Team USA, Brazil, France, the...