Steve Kerr pushes 'appropriate fear' with U.S. Olympic team - ESPN
PARIS — Team USA has initiated the «appropriate fear» phrase.
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Jayson Tatum to see floor in 2nd Olympic game vs. South Sudan - ESPN
PARIS — Team USA got tremendous production up and down its lineup in its Olympic-opening 110-84 victory Sunday over Serbia. But it was unavoidable that some of the focus on was coach Steve Kerr choosing to sit first-team All-NBA player and champion Jayson Tatum.
Jayson Tatum to see floor in second Olympic game vs. Serbia - ESPN
PARIS — Team USA got tremendous production up-and-down its lineup in its Olympic-opening 110-84 victory Sunday over Serbia. But it was unavoidable that some of the focus on was coach Steve Kerr choosing to sit first-team All-NBA player and champion Jayson Tatum.
Olympic officials fix mistake after wrong anthem for South Sudan - ESPN
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — South Sudan's Olympic debut in men's basketball started with a glitch.
South Sudan brush off anthem blunder to win on debut
LILLE : South Sudan brushed off an anthem blunder by the Paris Games organisers on Sunday and bounced back in style to earn their first men's basketball victory on their Olympic debut with a convincing 90-79 Group C opening win over Puerto Rico.
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LeBron James during the USA Basketball Showcase match against Germany at the O2 Arena on July 22, 2024, in London. (Paul Harding)
Paris Olympics Organisers Make Another Blunder, Play Wrong National Anthem
South Sudan's opening Olympic basketball match was overshadowed by an embarrassing anthem blunder by organisers on Sunday. The African nation's basketball team looked distraught after the wrong anthem was played as they lined up before their clash with Puerto Rico. South Sudan fans at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq jeered from the stands after the blunder. The mistake was swiftly rectified and the correct anthem was played, with Puerto Rico's players and supporters applauding in unison.
Projecting the best NBA players at the 2024 Paris Olympics - ESPN
Not every player in the 2024 men's Olympic basketball tournament does his usual work in the NBA, nor is every single NBA star present at these games. (Looking at you, Kawhi Leonard.) But with the U.S. in its typical perch as gold medal favorites — pre-tourney hiccups against South Sudan notwithstanding — and international players gaining more prominence in the league, NBA performance is as important as ever when assessing the Olympic field.