Getty Image The United States men’s basketball team emphatically began its stint at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Team USA took on Nikola Jokic and Serbia — a team believed to be one of their top challengers for a gold medal this time around — and ran them off the floor, picking up a 110-84 …
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USA Basketball Is Back To No. 1 In The FIBA Men’s World Rankings Despite Not Medaling At The World Cup
YouTube The United States men’s basketball team was unable to leave the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup without a medal. The Americans came in fourth place behind Germany, Serbia, and Canada at the event, but there is some good news: Despite all of this, Team USA has jumped back up to the No. 1 spot …
Dennis Schröder Led Germany To The FIBA World Cup Gold Medal Over Serbia
FIBA World Cup After defeating Team USA on Friday, there was some wonder as to whether Germany would have any letdown in the gold medal game of the 2023 FIBA World Cup against Serbia. You could tell how much beating the Americans meant in their postgame celebration, but it became apparent early on Sunday that …
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Germany Knocked Out USA Basketball In The FIBA World Cup Semifinals
FIBA World Cup The highly anticipated USA-Canada matchup will indeed be happening on Sunday in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, but it will not be in the gold medal game as expected. Instead, the two North American squads will be playing for the bronze after Serbia dominated Canada early on Friday morning and then Germany …
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Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Semifinal Round Of The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
YouTube Four teams are left standing at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The quarterfinal round is now over, and while the losing teams will continue playing in an effort to determine seeding, four of the top international squads on the planet are moving on, setting up a pair of high-profile showdowns with a spot …
Here’s What The Quarterfinal Round Looks Like At The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
YouTube The FIBA Basketball World Cup is seven games away from determining a winner. With teams 9-32 all sorted out and four squads from that group (Australia, France, Japan, South Sudan) having already punched their tickets to the Olympics in 2024, eight teams will take the floor over the next few days in the final …
Hot-Shooting Lithuania Handed Team USA Its First Loss Of The 2023 FIBA World Cup
FIBA World Cup/ESPN2 After cruising through the group stage, USA Basketball came into Sunday’s matchup with Lithuania feeling very good about themselves but also facing a very dangerous matchup against a talented and very big Lithuania squad. While the Americans were expected to have their hands full in the paint and on the glass, it …
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Latvia Knocked France Out Of The FIBA World Cup In A Shocking Comeback Win
FIBA World Cup France was a co-favorite to win Group H with Canada entering the 2023 FIBA World Cup, but after getting absolutely blasted by the Canadians in the opener, the French side found itself in a precarious position entering Sunday’s game against Latvia. Latvia, despite not having star Kristaps Porzingis, had won their opener …
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2023 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup Group G Preview
YouTube Group G at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup is notable for one main reason: the defending champions and current No. 1 team in the world are in it. Despite learning that star guard Ricky Rubio will not play in the tournament as he tends to his mental health and the Gasol brothers no …
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2023 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup Group F Preview
Getty Image There is one team — or, more specifically, one player — who has basketball fans ready to tune in to Group F at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. That would be the Slovenians, which are led by Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. In addition to his exploits as one of the best basketball …
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2023 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup Group H Preview
Getty Image Usually international tournaments don’t have two teams with a real shot at winning a gold medal in the same group. Fortunately for basketball fans, Group H at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup provides exactly that, as two international juggernauts sit at the top of the group. France enters the tournament this year …
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2023 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup Group D Preview
Getty Image The 2023 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup will get underway this Friday, August 25, with games being played in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia for this year’s event. As is the case at most every international basketball event, Team USA is the heavy favorite at -125 to win it all, but the Americans …
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