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Team USA suffers shocking exhibition basketball loss to Nigeria
2021-07-11
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  We'll win every game in the actual Olympics.

After we / Team USA got their shorts pulled down last night, that's a solid bet.
Posted by: Raj   2021-07-11 19:46  

#5  The international game is far more forgiving for the barrage of three pointers which have pretty much ruined the game as far as I'm concerned. Nigeria scored 90 points and I know that there were at least twenty three-point bombs launched by two Nigerian players who got hot as hell at the right time, and they were hitting some deep ones. There's 2/3 of the total score right there.

Also, like it would've mattered much - PHX and MIL are in the NBA Finals (Game 3 coming up tonight), so those guys aren't part of Team USA right now.
Posted by: Raj   2021-07-11 19:43  

#4  The USA team has a bunch of NBA players on it.

But so does the Nigeria team, the Argentina team, the French team and a few others.

The Olympic competition thing is a travesty of a mockery of a sham.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-07-11 16:04  

#3  I suspect the Nigerians pick their members based upon merit.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-07-11 15:25  

#2  Not to worry. Team USA was told to lose on purpose so to make the Nigerians feel good about themselves and get a trophy. We'll win every game in the actual Olympics.
Posted by: jpal   2021-07-11 15:23  

#1  Brarharharhar. Probably that jet lag, being on Chinese time promoting Space Jam.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-11 14:07  

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