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.
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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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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.
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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.
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South Sudan stuns Puerto Rico for first-ever Olympic hoops win - ESPN
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Carlik Jones scored 19 points as South Sudan rallied in the second half to beat Puerto Rico 90-79 in the Paris Olympics opener for both teams Sunday.
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James Naismith invented basketball inside a Springfield, Massachusetts, gymnasium in 1891. By 1936, the game had become a global sport, making its Olympic debut at the Berlin Summer Games. Women's basketball followed 40 years later, debuting at the Montreal Summer Olympics.