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2021-07-11 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Team USA suffers shocking exhibition basketball loss to Nigeria

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-07-11 11:15|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Brarharharhar. Probably that jet lag, being on Chinese time promoting Space Jam.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-07-11 14:07|| 2021-07-11 14:07|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-07-11 15:23|| Front Page Top

#3 I suspect the Nigerians pick their members based upon merit.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-07-11 15:25|| 2021-07-11 15:25|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-07-11 16:04|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-07-11 19:43|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2021-07-11 19:46|| Front Page Top

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