Olympics 2024

[Halfnir]

Germany with the more or less the same roster that won the world cup last year was completly outmatched.

Well, missing Franz and Mo Wagner, Theis and Thiemann is not really the same team. But yes, France is scary.
And noone should measure Germany against that once-in-a-lifetime wonder that happened last summer.

[SleepingHero]

@TheHoopCentral
Anthony Edwards on how he fits in with Team USA:

“I’m still the number one option. Y’all might look at it differently…They’ve got to fit in around me. That’s how I feel.”

(via
@BenGolliver
)

[Smitty]

@TheHoopCentral
Anthony Edwards on how he fits in with Team USA:

“I’m still the number one option. Y’all might look at it differently…They’ve got to fit in around me. That’s how I feel.”

(via
@BenGolliver
)

Is this a real quote?

[BigDirk41]

Is this a real quote?

It is a real quote. I just watched the video. I kinda think he's joking, but that is exactly what he said.

[SleepingHero]

Is this a real quote?

Like BigDirk41 said, it is real. But to be honest watching the video, he came off more sarcastic than serious.

[Mavs2021]

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
Three-time Gold Medalist Kevin Durant sidelined for start of Team USA training camp due to a strained calf – developing story at @TheAthletic:

Probably heard that Antonio Daniels said Steph/Klay/Draymond won four championships with a bunch of roleplayers and his alter ego DK53 is now furiously engaged in a social media feud.

[MAVS-SLO]

Heard a rumours from croatia about fight in some night club in Greece with Croatian players involved.

The biggest "stars" involved were Zubac and Šarić while some other players from Croatian team were also involved.

[SleepingHero]

Heard a rumours from croatia about fight in some night club in Greece with Croatian players involved.

The biggest "stars" involved were Zubac and Šarić while some other players from Croatian team were also involved.

https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1810395382410784808

Here's a video of said fight. Your rumors were correct!

[SleepingHero]

Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard will no longer play for USA Basketball in the Paris Olympics this summer, and Celtics champion Derrick White is leader to join 12-man roster – developing story at @TheAthletic:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5629094...pics-team/

[SleepingHero]

[SleepingHero]

@esidery
The Clippers and Team USA had concerns about Kawhi Leonard’s right knee after watching him work out recently, per
@BA_Turner
(https://latimes.com/sports/olympics/stor...tball-team).

Leonard was unable to finish this season due to chronic inflammation in the same knee.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

He is toast.

[dirkfansince1998]

Looking at the Canada vs USA game. 33-41 at half time. Starting five Curry/Holiday/Booker/LBJ/Embiid. But Edwards is leading the team in FGA. Super aggressive. I guess him having the first option mentality wasn't just talk.
For Canada. Starting five Murray/SGA/Brooks/Barrett/Powell. Starters actually outscored team USA in the first half but the bench gave up a big run.

[SleepingHero]

https://x.com/NationMffl/status/18112462...i3zXELyHyw&s=19

The Dwight Powell Effect

[dirkfansince1998]

https://x.com/NationMffl/status/18112462...i3zXELyHyw&s=19

The Dwight Powell Effect

Absolutely. Best +/- numbers for Canada

[SleepingHero]

Dwight Powell legitimately outplayed Joel Embiid in this exhibition game. Embiid fouls out after a horrible night of being put into the Powell torture chamber.

[Mavs2021]

Dwight Powell legitimately outplayed Joel Embiid in this exhibition game. Embiid fouls out after a horrible night of being put into the Powell torture chamber.

Some guys are not made for international basketball. At first I thought Embiid was a coward, but logically Cameroon will always struggle to qualify and as the "legit" MVP, do you want to be benched by France, cause Gobert and Wembanyama are better than you? These European coaches have no chill. They won´t care abnout his bogus awards. They know he´s tanking every year in the shitty East play-offs, cause he´s Center Harden, all manufactured stats.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5630711...cs-canada/


Jrue Holiday makes a strong impression.

[dirkfansince1998]

Watching France-Serbia (free on NBA/youtube) while I am finishing some paperwork and after one quarter I have talked myself into Ntilikina > DSJ.

[Chicagojk]

Does it make me anti-american if I root for another team in the olympics? Not sure who that team is yet. I like most of the USA team members, I just think it is a great story if another team won the olympics. Maybe I decide to root for the USA team, but I could see myself rooting for Serbia or Australia.