SplitOk186

762 | 7 hours ago

Serbia and France coming so close was actually very impressive given how stacked Team USA were on paper

I know it wasn’t peak LeBron/Steph/KD anymore but still on paper that USA team could have been Dream Team level dominant it shows how much international basketball has improved since then

moonshadow50 | Spurs

489 | 7 hours ago

And USA only won both games because Steph going absolutely ridiculous the stretch.

Midtownpatagonia

231 | 6 hours ago

Thats kind of sports right and what makes steph curry so special. Curry going off is to be expected.

anonahmus | Kings

69 | 6 hours ago

Definitely deflated our beam :(

AggressiveIyAvg | Warriors

25 | 5 hours ago

Those kings teams were fun, as much as I was ecstatic at that play-in game it definitely sucked to see the kings regress so heavily afterwards

TonyIsMoney

5 | 2 hours ago

Both teams have the best pre-season game I ever watched in my (long) life.

Fl1ntL1m

1 | 40 minutes ago

Oh damn, I remember that!

regular_gonzalez

23 | 6 hours ago

Smaller stakes but same thing happened to the Nuggets in the season opener. AG goes for 50 in his hometown, Nugs have a nice lead in the 4th, then Steph does Steph things and Golden State wins in overtime.

Malificari | LAL

10 | 4 hours ago

ehh this is really just basketball. baseball/hockey/football/soccer. no one can really “go off” like a basketball star can. that’s why the league is so player driven/centric

Oneanimal1993

4 | 2 hours ago

Football kinda can with a QB but that still requires the OL holding up and the WR to catch the balls even if the QB’s dialed. Hockey for a skater is kinda the same thing, one player can definitely take over a game in some sense, but only while they’re on the ice, and then the rest of the ²⁄₃ of a game you’ve gotta hope your teammates can keep it up.

Hockey goalie and baseball pitcher maybe compare - but even then, those are “specialist” positions that are designed by the rules to be able to exert a huge impact on the game on their own.

Basketball’s unique in just how much of the game your best player can play, and how much the control of the game can run directly through him/her, while not actually being placed in a different position or role than everyone else (like goalie/pitcher). Teammates matter for sure, but if you’re good enough and want to you can really put on a one-player show.

rattatatouille | SAS

3 | an hour ago

Basketball’s unique among team sports in that it combines the positional versatility (i.e. how many roles a single player can fulfill) of sports like volleyball with the individual dominance of positions like quarterback or pitcher. There’s no rules stating that only the PG can bring up the ball or that defenders have to guard their counterpart position at all times, not to mention only having five guys per team on the floor at any time means that versatility is rewarded over specialization.

jotheold | Raptors

1 | 18 minutes ago

especially in modern basketball, its starting to homogenized? (is this the right word for it) all roles

long past the times a center can only catch lobs and dunk with the emergence of jokic/embid/wemby , every role has to be able to do at least a little bit of everything

also why iso shooting short pgs are done, if youre not useful in defense youre a mcclung

small-with-benefits | Thunder

3 | 4 hours ago

It was fun just rooting for the guy for a change. Not that I ever had a problem with him, but damn we all know how it feels on the other side.

BirdAttorney21 | Knicks

42 | 5 hours ago

LeBron definitely led the comeback in the Serbia game but yeah Curry at the end of that France game committed war crimes against France.

Classic_Reference_92

33 | 5 hours ago

Embiid changed the game against Serbia.

g_bleezy | Nuggets

4 | an hour ago

I clown on LeBron but he had about 8 straight possessions in the final stretch of that Serbia game where he played Jokic better than anyone I’ve seen.

fastheadcrab | Raptors

-2 | 3 hours ago

Without Steph keeping it close team USA gets blown out. He was like the OKC-GSW Game 6 Klay keeping it within 10 points

NathanFielderFriend | Canada

-2 | 4 hours ago

Yeahhhhh idk about that man. Lebron was amazing don’t get me wrong but it feels wrong to say Steph didn’t lead that comeback when the man dropped 36 points on just 19 shots… (not to mention 8 rebounds)

Yayareasports | Warriors

-7 | 3 hours ago

You can frame it that way but Steph won them both games. Either by keeping them in it vs Serbia or doing stupid stuff down the stretch against France

fairlife42g

1 | 36 minutes ago

They all won that game it’s so lame to make it seem like a one player carry job when it wasn’t.

Yayareasports | Warriors

1 | 32 minutes ago

Homie had 36 points on 89% TS% in a 40 minute game. There was no one on the court who had close to his impact.

Not sure why people are trying to lump them all together to discredit that Steph was the far most important player in that game and without him they definitively lose.

fairlife42g

1 | 16 minutes ago

Not trying to discredit him. I’m trying to give credit to the other players too. Steph didn’t do everything or carry a bunch of bums failing their jobs. The team trusted Steph and he did his part but so did they.

Yayareasports | Warriors

1 | 12 minutes ago

You’re extrapolating - no one called them bums but you. Yeah everyone did their role, like how everyone on the Thunder did their role in last year’s championship team but Shai was their best player by far. Is that a fair analogy?

chizzmaster | Nuggets

27 | 5 hours ago

“the devil named Curry is hurting us” 🔥🔥🔥

ShrikeMeDown | Wizards

9 | 4 hours ago

That’s not true as it relates to Serbia. LeBron took over the game against Serbia in the fourth, especially early. He was dictating the game. Also, KD hit some big shots against Serbia late.

But yea, Steph against France was the best and funnest thing I have ever seen on a basketball court. I never have made a noise like I did when he hit the fourth three.

Gewdtymez

4 | 3 hours ago

I was at that game, surrounded by French fans.

I can tell you that the tears of French fans are delicious

Yayareasports | Warriors

-1 | 3 hours ago

Steph kept them in the Serbia game. It would’ve been over entering the 4th if not for him

AKAPete01 | Spurs

6 | 3 hours ago

The only time I’ve ever cheered for Steph Curry during basketball lol

MySilverBurrito | Heat

4 | 3 hours ago

Ant making fun of Steph for arriving late to the Olympics gets me man hahaha

theangryfurlong | Spurs

5 | 3 hours ago

Curry is Wemby’s kryptonite

amofai | Spurs

8 | 3 hours ago

Just shoot the ball over Wemby like Steph does, man. Is the rest of the league stupid or something?

Testadizzy95

1 | 27 minutes ago

Yeah this for me separates Steph and the rest elite shooters. Most players outside the 3pt line sees Wemby coming at them from 20 feet away they’d pass the rock. To have the confidence to shoot over that alien is an otherworldly feat by itself.

Bonesawisready5 | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

Sadly Serbia and France could’ve used the now common strategy of just doubling KD since it seems like he can no longer handle passing out of a double team (or his rockets teammates just suck compared to LeBron, Curry, ANT, etc lol)

nugentismycenter | Pistons

0 | 2 hours ago

I’d say them won both games because they scored more points than France. Steph is part of the team.

bchhun | Warriors

68 | 6 hours ago

Serbia and France had stronger cases to win than you think. They had continuity between seasons that the USA team did not.

We are past the age of individual talent being enough to win these games — in fact USA was probably lucky Steph went off vs Serbia because we’d have been cooked without that.

Bruce_Louis

16 | 6 hours ago

Just imagine the fallout if the states lost that game. Now we don’t hear about 2024 Paris much because the expected results happened

NathanFielderFriend | Canada

5 | 4 hours ago

It haunts me to this day as someone who was rooting for the other side lol 2028 is gonna be a fucking MOVIE though. SGA, Wemby and Jokic all gonna be coming for revenge in LA

amofai | Spurs

5 | 3 hours ago

The power of friendship did not, in fact, help them guard Steph Curry.

bwrca

2 | 5 hours ago

I’m sorry but the individual talent of the best nba stars, most of them generational players, coupled with some of the best coaches of all time should be enough to easily beat any country.

Still_Refuse

20 | 5 hours ago

Teamwork is king in team sports…

This has been proven so many times lol. Give team USA more time and they would have demolished everyone else.

bwrca

-9 | 5 hours ago

Teamwork is never going to beat a team with Embiid Bron Steph KD Book Ant Hali Tatum etc. This is one of the rare times where individual talent beats teamwork. For that team USA to lose with that squad the vibes would have had to be generationally woeful.

Still_Refuse

15 | 5 hours ago

In a best of 1 without any real connection? That can easily happen lmao.

BlazeBigBang

6 | 4 hours ago

Teamwork is never going to beat a team with Duncan Bron AI Marbury Marion Wade Odom etc. This is one of the rare times where individual talent beats teamwork. For that team USA to lose with that squad the vibes would have had to be generationally woeful.

Thunderhorse74 | SAS

1 | 3 hours ago

Then latest Team USA didn’t have to face peak Manu.

(little) /s

rattatatouille | SAS

1 | an hour ago

And it shows with Team USA tending to underperform at the FIBA World Cup (a tournament that the Americans send their B-team at best to).

MusicListener3 | Celtics

46 | 6 hours ago

People forget the Dream Team were basically playing Congolese mailmen

IllegitimateRisk | Nuggets

15 | 5 hours ago

“It’s all plumbers?”

“Always has been”

samhit_n | Lakers

39 | 6 hours ago

I just love how getting a bronze in the 2004 Olympics lit a fire under Team USA, and they’ve won the gold medal every Olympics since then. And this is in spite of the rest of the world improving during that timespan.

A-Centrifugal-Force

43 | 6 hours ago

The basketball World Cup that we don’t take seriously is low key such a great thing for our Olympic success, because every 4 years we lose it and it inspires all the great players to lock in and play in the Olympics. Genius scheduling decision by FIBA to move it to the year before the Olympics honestly, it brings out all the best players for the main event.

cooooolmaannn | Lakers

8 | 6 hours ago

I wonder in 4-8 years when all of them are gone if the US team would still be able to complete. It’s honestly crazy how old our talent is and it makes me wonder why we haven’t been able to get younger players on the same level in the last decade or so.

Chance_Major297

7 | 5 hours ago

The US U19 team won the 2025 FIBA World Cup. Seems like we can still compete.

l0lw00t

2 | 5 hours ago

Totally different brackets though

Chance_Major297

0 | 5 hours ago

What do you mean?

l0lw00t

3 | 4 hours ago

U19 are most likely players around 17-18 yrs old. While, Olympic games have players who are 20-40 years old. Who in the 2025 U19 team would play over the current USA superstars like JB, JT, Ant, Hali, Brunson, etc.? Same goes to other countries, they’ll have a totally different roster. So that’s what I mean with totally different brackets.

Chance_Major297

2 | 4 hours ago

I gotcha.

I was thinking more about the 8yr extended timeline mentioned however, 4-8yr comment is really only 2 and 6 years if we’re talking about only Olympics. For 2028, sure I agree, those guys probably won’t make an impact. In 6yrs, it’s possible one is a true star who gets a spot.

I only brought them (U19 team) up to show we still have talent coming up and are still competing well vs “the world”. If we were getting smoked U19 every 2yrs then I’d maybe be more inclined to agree that maybe we “can’t compete” anymore.

l0lw00t

1 | 4 hours ago

Another thing to add, I feel like Team USA Men’s basketball don’t really send the best players to FIBA World Cup anymore, 2014 was the last time they got gold and a podium finish.

Previous Olympics should be a better indicator, however, Bron, Steph, KD won’t probably be there for the next one

nugentismycenter | Pistons

1 | 2 hours ago

As long as France is starting Killian Hayes at PG I’m not worried about them.

Character_Library684

1 | an hour ago

The mid to late 2010’s drafts were just filled with American busts.

DeJohnTrae | Hawks

3 | 6 hours ago

The only reason France even made it to the finals was because the Canada and Japan games were probably the most outright rigged basketball games of the decade.

The France/Canada game was a farce.

collax974

9 | 6 hours ago

The japan one I agree, but canada was just getting demolished inside because they didn’t have any bigs and were fouling alot as a result.

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

2 | 5 hours ago

I don’t think the US will be a lock for gold much longer. The level of international play is pretty elite. It took some top 10 players all time going absolutely insane to hold them off for one more Olympics.

Malificari | LAL

2 | 4 hours ago

i mean this is true for all countries tho. france is in the best position cause wemby is still so young. jokic got 1 more olympics in him probably. he’s not going back by 2030 when he’s gonna be like what ³⁶⁄₃₇ years old and probably retired/close to from NBA already?

NewConcentrate9682

1 | 5 minutes ago

Serbia has no chance unless Topic and some other players develop into an elite point guard.

Bogdanovic is cooked now and he was really important for the last Olympics.

whostheme | Minneapolis Lakers

2 | 4 hours ago

The U.S. won’t be a lock for gold only if they don’t care about it. They don’t put in as much practice compared to other countries.

BenBRob5

0 | 5 hours ago

Serbia was one good bench player away from the gold medal match. They just didn’t have the depth down the stretch.

tsultar1

-3 | 5 hours ago

Kerr sucks as a coach, that’s why

ItsGoT1me

2 | 2 hours ago

Helps Team USA win Gold medal: “Kerr sucks as a coach.”

Right…

tsultar1

0 | an hour ago

He barely win with a stacked team. also his team is total shit this year and he is a big reason why. Yes, he sucks . Did I misspell the word or something? He SUCKS . Luke Fucking Walton was winning as many games as him when he was out.

Also, golden state has the most delusional fan base. It will be 10 years before you are relevant again. Look to Chicago for a comparison. Just because you HAD a dynasty doesn’t mean you get to continue with one.

dkmegg22 | Pelicans

-4 | 6 hours ago

Basketball will benefit alot when the US is humbled.

Draciouz

-11 | 7 hours ago

If the team was actually built to win it wouldn’t have been close, but Nike prioritize player popularity over roster fit

Historical_Use_2629 | Celtics

31 | 7 hours ago

Who do you think made it that shouldn’t have?

LeLefraud

17 | 7 hours ago

I dont think its about who deserves it/is the best, more about fit

Tbh I think if you take a top 3 team in the league, then add like 1-2 players to cover their weaknesses, they’d beat team usa every time bc of existing synergy and intentional team composition despite the talent gap

I hope we keep doing it as “best players at their positions” tho bc its the only way to get a serious all star team together and watch them play

Neemzeh | Timberwolves

13 | 6 hours ago

Yea that is not going to happen.

Why don’t you look around the league and see which top 3 teams don’t have an international player? The only team is Boston, and you’re delusional if you think Tatum, Brown and White are going to easily win a gold if you surround them with a few other players. Tatum and White were already on the team, and did exactly what you said anyways. The 2024 team is way better than Boston + filling in their weaknesses.

Shai, Wemby, Giannis, Jokic, and Luka, basically the top 5 players are all on the top teams.

Only other team I guess is Detroit? They haven’t won anything yet though.

You need to reconsider your comment imo.

LeLefraud

2 | 6 hours ago

2024 Celtics but you add AD and Halliburton (or playmaking guard of your choice)

Also the 2024 team being way better is not true, thats my point. They have better players and more talent, but they arent better as a team. If only talent dictated how good a team is, the 2024 team would have won every game by 50. Talent dictates potential not effectiveness

A team that has played together for an entire season has an immeasurable advantage over a team that got together 3 weeks ago and has practiced 10 times before their first game

Neemzeh | Timberwolves

4 | 6 hours ago

So you have AD playing C in this squad? The position he hates and causes him to get injured at? He’s out of position so that defeats your whole argument but ok.

No Porzingis, he’s international.

So you have Tatum playing the 4? White and JB are playing the ³⁄₂? They are undersized for that. Then you have Haliburton playing the 1 with Jrue and Pritchard as the 6-7 off the bench? lmfao.

Yea dude, that team is going to do so much better than:

Embiid at the 5

AD/Bam at the 4

KD at the 3

Ant at the 2

Lebron/Curry at the 1

Give your head a shake pls. The bench is also not even comparable.

LeLefraud

1 | 6 hours ago

No shit tha player talent isnt comparable but the fit and synergy makes up for it

This was literally proven last Olympics.

Is this team comparable to the team USA roster?

https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/teams/france#roster

You are eating up how good each players 2k overall and stats are when the evidence proves that isnt the most important thing. Synergy and fit matter more than talent or individual ability

The 2024 Celtics still have WAY more talent than that French roster. Talent isnt the only thing necessary to make a good team. We beat that roster by a single point and its full of guys that either wouldnt even make the wizards roster or role players. Their best 2 players were a rookie age wemby (who wasn’t a top 10 NBA player) and gobert, who is also good but not at the level of the top usa roster spots.

Neemzeh | Timberwolves

3 | 6 hours ago

No I’m not.

There is no way for you to know that the “fit” will make up the difference in talent. There is no way to measure that.

Boston is your best example and two of the best 3 players on Boston were already on the fucking olympic team anyway? You’ve then added two players on the Olympic team already to Boston??? So your example literally happened? You’re basically saying Kerr should have started Embiid, AD, Tatum, White and Haliburton over who he started. 4 of those 5 players are used in your example. They literally had this opportunity and chose not to do that. That starting 5 is 100% not winning Gold. They needed Curry. Not sure what fit you think is somehow going to make up for that.

Steph Curry won them the Gold so not including him is assinine.

LeLefraud

1 | 6 hours ago

Now you just putting words in my mouth and making shit up

Tatum and brown means the Olympic roster was basically the Celtics? Thats such a bad faith argument im done engaging

You completely missed the point and don’t know ball, congrats

Edit: also, if the argument is that talent is the only important thing, HOW did that france team take us to a nail biter 1 point win? Seriously, scroll back up and actually click their roster link. Talent wise the 2024 Celtics blow that out of the water, yet your team USA team that the Celtics could never compare to barely beat them

Ig the synopsis is that frank the tank and bilal coulibaly are just as good as steph curry and lebron

kee_23 | 76ers

1 | 6 hours ago

Well said, but to add to your point ³⁄₄ boston’s best players were on the team (Jrue)

Draciouz

-13 | 7 hours ago

That’s not what I’m implying, Lebron, Steph and KD don’t fit together, you can remove or add any of them depending on how you wanna build the team

But they were the starters purely for fan service because USA is just that stacked, so it kinda doesn’t matter

OverallGeneral7129 | Cavaliers

11 | 6 hours ago

Saying LeBron, Steph, and KD don’t fit together is an insane take

LeChaewonJames | Lebanon

6 | 6 hours ago

Their only positive moments against Serbia and France were when those three were on the court together. Did you watch the games?

Geraldinho--

6 | 6 hours ago

LeBron as a point forward with Steph being off all pulling defenders which leaves KD one on One is not a good fit? Huh?

Kiriegloom | Bulls

14 | 7 hours ago

LMAO saying that when they had Tatum on the bench the entire run is crazy. In fact, the entire discourse at the time was people on this sub being pissed that some role players made it on before stars

Soft-Activity-2521 | Lakers

401 | 7 hours ago

They could have won but Steph curry happened.

Late-Evidence-8593

151 | 7 hours ago

Yeah Curry was the nail in the coffin for both Serbia and France. Without his late-game heroics US would of gotten bronze

kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi | Lakers

58 | 5 hours ago

Ce diable de Curry

jjjjford | Knicks

11 | 4 hours ago

“Ce n’est pas possible!!!”

ArmiinTamzarian | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

funky devil man jazz starts playing

jtruth9

5 | 4 hours ago

Thank you D Wade for giving us another reason to re-live this lol.

Ilikesporks_ | Lakers

178 | 7 hours ago

i feel like people forget how good he was in that game since all the focus was on steph. he had the most points out of anyone else on the floor despite the US having a bunch of HOF players. and he was also great defensively of course. i’m not ready for the 2028 olympics

pagny77 | Timberwolves

45 | 6 hours ago

Honestly unless France gets better guards i dont see them passing gold again. If they had tony Parker theyd get gold but 2028 should still be America’s especially with how much new talent will be in their prime then (Hali ant cade jdub chet jbrown tatum duren etc)

SunKing210 | Spurs

44 | 6 hours ago

There’s a bunch of new French players that are starting to burst into the scene that should be on the next France team.

Guys like Sarr, Risacher, Traore, Diabate, Raynaud (just won west rookie of the month), and Dieng who just dropped 36 pts and 10 asts on the Rockets last night.

The next Olympics are still 2 years away and a bunch of these guys will continue to develop and will replace the older French players as they phase out. Them combined with a 24 year old Wemby could be dangerous, especially if a 20 yr old Wemby was able to lead his team to that Gold medal game

_AceHigh | Spurs

4 | 2 hours ago

Except France’s problem was they didn’t have any guard play, and the only one of those that’s a guard is Traore. While he’s had a few nice flashes as a rookie, he’d be the only true PG on France’s roster and we really don’t even know if he’s even a good pro.

Physicsnerd_19 | Trail Blazers

3 | an hour ago

have you considered point wemby

AfroHouseManiac

7 | 6 hours ago

They have a couple guards coming up the ranks that look special in the Fiba sense but don’t have the tools/size to make it work in the nba setting. A lot of hoping for Nolan to improve who should fare well on a Fiba court. But Aaron Towo(he’s very young but looks absolutely special), Nadir Hifi is an absolute gunslinger with no remorse but coaches give him very short leaches due to his no fs given playstyle, and a couple others. The second crop of youth players for France aren’t old enough yet to make an impact compared to Germany youth players crop which looks special as well.

Consistent_Show7883

4 | 6 hours ago

Cade/Hali, Kon, Cooper, Tatum/Brown, Duren/Chet

Something close to this will be the starting 5 in 28 imo

And they seem to fit together so well

JaylenBrownAllStar | Celtics

4 | 5 hours ago

Should be

PG Hali/Ant SG: Cade SF:Brown PF: Tatum C: Duren

Starting line up has three playmakers and a lot of length. Shooting would be the biggest slight against them

Bench gonna be cooper, Chet, JDub, Booker, Brunson, Kon if he keeps it up and I can’t think of anyone else for a lock

WavesOfParalysis | Timberwolves

3 | 5 hours ago

No Ant?

JaylenBrownAllStar | Celtics

2 | 5 hours ago

Oh damn Ant might start over Hali then. I legit forgot and I knew I was forgetting someone and I’m sure someone else besides Ant lol

WavesOfParalysis | Timberwolves

2 | 5 hours ago

Those seem the most likely. I think KD said he is going to play in 2028 so there is that to consider lol

personamb

2 | 4 hours ago

Duren and Kon being better than expected this year makes me more optimistic for 2028. Chet as our only center was looking a little rough against the very talented set of international bigs, and FIBA rules which reward bulkier bigs.

this is, of course, assuming USA Basketball can get the best players to play on the team!

What’s nice is that so pretty much all of these players (except for Hali) are real two-way players which is also really important for international basketball.

kanaka_haole808

6 | 5 hours ago

Don’t underestimate how the French had home court in 2024. Wemby will very likely never have that again.

kanyeguisada | Spurs

0 | 4 hours ago

So many Americans are going to be cheering for Wemby in 2028 that it’ll still feel like home court for him.

cl353 | Heat

6 | 5 hours ago

kerr really stepped down and went “good luck beating that without lebron or curry” to spo lol

Viktrodriguez | Pacers

162 | 7 hours ago

Athletes at this level are seldomly happy after not winning (these people are delusional perfectionists to the extreme) and in this type of format the last game the Silver medal place lost to the winners.

Plus in Frenchman in France not winning Gold at the Olympics gotta sting even more. Don’t underestimate that effect.

Existing_Set2100 | Wizards

60 | 6 hours ago

People love to shit on Shaq but he pointed this out about Wemby and he’s been on this topic for a long time - that Wemby as a big man is mean. That he’s aggressive and uses his size and thinks he’s the best player on the court at any given time.

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

59 | 6 hours ago

People love to shit on Shaq

Not as much as Shaq likes to shit on people, both figuratively and literally

hospitalizedzombie

6 | 6 hours ago

Jokic was quite happy after winning bronze medal

usernamesaredumb0 | Warriors

34 | 4 hours ago

If you get bronze then you won the last game you played. If you get silver then you lost the last game you played.

Dashster360

11 | 3 hours ago

Well, Serbia won the bronze while France lost the gold

anonymoususer6407 | Rockets

7 | 3 hours ago

Yep, 2nd place fucking sucks. You didn’t win silver, you lost gold. Bronze medalists are muuuch happier than silver ones

Dashster360

1 | 6 minutes ago

Yep that’s true in general.

But also in this case, Serbia literally won the bronze. They lost the semis to USA, but then they still had to lock in and play against Germany for the bronze medal, which they obviously won.

So their last match was a win and the loss to the US faded away a bit.

Soft_Hotel_5627 | Timberwolves

47 | 6 hours ago

If you get the chance try to watch the Netlfix doc “Court of Gold” it’s really good. The French team felt an obligation as the host country to bring Gold to France. KD has a great quote, “Oh you’ve been together 10-12 years? So what, that gonna do you any good chasing Steph Curry around? Good fucking luck” And it ended up ringing so true. I also liked when Ant stood up for Gobert when the team and Obama was giving him shit, “we gonna shut that shit down right now.”

Also the Serbia coach is INTENSE.

DontSweatTheBallStuf

27 | 6 hours ago

Duuude, I laughed so hard at KD! The French team was talking about how they have so much chemistry and then they showed the things/activities the French team was doing together. KD’s response “That chemistry gonna help you when you gotta guard Steph?” 😂

RedtheGamer100 | Hornets

3 | 5 hours ago

Did the doc address the blatant rigging again Canada 😂

Soft_Hotel_5627 | Timberwolves

3 | 5 hours ago

For team Canada it showed a lot of stuff about how RJ Barretts dad put the team together. It’s insane how much him and his dad look alike.

Sartheking | Warriors

3 | 4 hours ago

Kind of. They addressed the free throws. I don’t think they’re necessarily allowed to say it was rigged. There was also some pretty funny conspiracies online (obviously not put in the doc) about the Serbia/US game where some people were convinced that because the ref was from Panama it was rigged.

J_Kingsley

41 | 7 hours ago

This isn’t just about basketball.

If you’re good enough to get silver, you can get pretty pissed about losing, because you know how close you were to winning.

Silver is better than bronze obviously, but I would get over a bronze win quicker than a silver one.

champaigneandcocaine | Spurs

20 | 6 hours ago

Like spongebob said, you dont win the silver you just lost the gold.

Turbulent-Damage-165

4 | 4 hours ago

Unless you’re competing against Katie Ledecky

Radiant-Ad-8277

12 | 6 hours ago

Yup, winning bronze is losing in semi final but overcoming the loss and ending the tournament with a win. It’s sad to miss the final but the gold was never really in reach and the tourney is not over, you have to get ready for the redemption game! It feels always better than dreaming you would be the champions until the very end and ending with a bitter loss :( I know it felt pretty bad to me when Curry obliterated our last hopes :” ‘(

TheFatmanRises | Heat

1 | 4 hours ago

You know what we called second place Bobby FIRST LOSER.

No-Olive-5632

34 | 7 hours ago

I’d be pissed if Steph did that to my team too. Let’s not act like it’s revolutionary to be mad about losing lol

DetroitSportsKillMe | Pistons

15 | 6 hours ago

Yeah the way people talk about Wemby cracks me up sometimes

He can read AND he gets mad about losing? GOAT mindset

Fritanga5lyfe

33 | 6 hours ago

There are plenty of top draft picks that don’t read or don’t care about losing, it’s a rarity

1850ChoochGator | Trail Blazers

7 | 6 hours ago

Sad, actually

DetroitSportsKillMe | Pistons

3 | 6 hours ago

Lmao exactly my point

Fritanga5lyfe

2 | 6 hours ago

Agree!

mooop22 | Rockets

8 | 6 hours ago

Steph has been doing it to my team for years and it does indeed piss me off

amofai | Spurs

3 | 2 hours ago

Flair checks out.

mooop22 | Rockets

4 | 2 hours ago

Don’t get me started on Timmy

siphillis | Spurs

6 | 6 hours ago

It obviously left an impression on DWade

DirtyWizardsBrew | Spurs

22 | 6 hours ago

He wasn’t just pissed. He was heartbroken and literally crying like he just discovered his dead puppy in his home. I remember there were people gleefully making fun of him for caring so much that he would cry.

XiaoRCT | Thunder

10 | 7 hours ago

I think it’s kinda common for athletes to be a bit unsatisfied after getting 2nd in the Olympics. Obviously posture and respect comes first so everyone is cheering at the podium but I’ve seen multiple olympians in interviews afterwards somewhat disregard their silvers and bronzes.

samhit_n | Lakers

10 | 6 hours ago

I’m a little scared for the next Olympics. Team USA might be in a transitional phase if Curry, KD, and LeBron retire, and the rest of the world seems to improving at a massive rate.

Countries like Germany, France, and Canada will likely improve and have many of their stars in their prime.

AlmostHereButNot | Bulls

9 | 6 hours ago

I think people will be in for a shock come the 2028 Olympics. It’ll be in the USA, so people will be ready for a dominant USA team. But come 2028, we’ll have likely prime Wemby, along with Shai for Canada, the Wagners in Germany… it likely won’t be a clear-cut win for the USA, even with Flagg likely being there by then.

MiraquiToma | NBA

8 | 6 hours ago

besides Wembanyama does France get any better?

collax974

8 | 6 hours ago

Traoré and Sarr are looking promising so far

kuhzada | Spurs

4 | 4 hours ago

Raynaud too, he’s been looking real good on the Kings

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

2 | 40 minutes ago

It’s entirely possible that Gobert is like the 4th best big on the French roster by 2028 which is pretty nuts

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

5 | 5 hours ago

I think anyone who follows basketball knows now that the international players are great. Even if you only follow the stars, you’d know that the top 4 are international.

AlmostHereButNot | Bulls

1 | 5 hours ago

Anyone who follows basketball, yes. But the Olympics garner a very casual audience. People who would assume basketball to be America’s easy gold, like it was in the past. Most casual people have no idea what the international talent looks like these days unless they have a passing interest, which many Olympic viewers don’t.

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

1 | an hour ago

If they’ve watched the previous Olympics, they would have seen how competitive the international teams have been. They’d have to be so casual that they don’t watch the NBA and don’t watch Olympic basketball.

McDouble__ | Pistons

3 | 3 hours ago

France won because of home cooking and them taking a record number of FTs, team USA will 100% win gold. France will be very lucky to medal

Theoretically Cade/Ant/Flagg/Tatum/Duren would be significantly better than any other team.

WhiteHeterosexualGuy | Hawks

1 | 35 minutes ago

Canada will be really good imo… especially if NAW keeps playing like his cousin

Aidanator800 | Hornets

2 | 4 hours ago

The US has had all the best prospects in the 2020s outside of Wemby, I’m not worried about the future of US basketball at all

Rude_Molasses_3976 | Raptors

7 | 7 hours ago

Man we glaze wemby too much about his competitiveness. Who wouldn’t be pissed about losing a close game in the olympic championship match?

Cheecheech | Celtics

3 | 6 hours ago

He knew hes never getting home court in the olympics again id guess.

domdomburg | Supersonics

2 | 4 hours ago

That France team got a lot of hometown officiating on the way to the gold medal game. France should’ve lost to Japan. 4 point play at the end of regulation on a phantom foul. The ejection of Rui was ridiculous.

Salmon_Shizzle | San Francisco Warriors

2 | 4 hours ago

The devil named curry is killing us

Threeballer97

2 | 3 hours ago

Winning silver is worse than bronze

we_hella_believe

2 | 3 hours ago

Steph saved 🇺🇸

LukaMagicKingdom

3 | 3 hours ago

well he fucking lost the final in the Olympics in his country, was he supposed to feel happy? 😂

Meweighteen

2 | 2 hours ago

The league/Olympics are gonna be Wembys show for a long time but man I’m so happy Steph hit him with that golden dagger before he retires

Clancy3434

1 | 6 hours ago

uh… what is he supposed to be? happy?

Dramatic-Ad3928

1 | 5 hours ago

Bemused

_PeteRoss_

1 | 6 hours ago

Silly Thunder Floppers have no idea what is going to happen to them in the playoffs. Wemby is getting better every game and is well rested. Listen to Dwade, pretend like all your starters are injured again and don’t even show up and play the Ethical Spurs in the playoffs.

BananaRepublic_BR | Spurs

1 | 6 hours ago

This might be the least surprising revelation I could learn about Wemby’s time in the Olympics. lol

TheAgmis | Thunder

1 | 6 hours ago

Nobody has ever been pissed ever!

secretreddname | Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

The other NBA sub was trashing Kobe’s girls basketball team because they weren’t smiling in the picture that the won 4th.

claptrap23 | Thunder

1 | 5 hours ago

Glazzzzzze

Bonesawisready5 | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

Wemby getting revenge on Team USA in LA in 2028 will feed families for decades if it happens.

West-Tough-4552

1 | 3 hours ago

Wemby has that old school mentality. This past off season he went to train with kg too. Im sure kg taught him how to be a dawg

judah249 | Suns

1 | 3 hours ago

Insane Yabusele won a contract off that single Bron poster

Dreemsi

1 | an hour ago

This is what I want to see in basketball, a player who is not trying to be friends with everyone. Someone who is looking to embarrass the opponent and has a killer instinct.

Lots of players from the 90s and earlier were about just dominating, Shaq and Kobe carried that instinct into the 2000s. Only player post 2010 I can think of that didn’t care about making friends is Derrick Rose, unfortunately that ended sooner than expected.

ProfessorDrink | Kings

0 | 6 hours ago

Considering how frustrated I get after losing a round of COD, I can’t imagine how it must feel to lose a championship level game at a sport you’ve devoted your life to

bershka321

0 | 5 hours ago

It’s gotten to the point that people are glazing Wemby for being mad that he lost

kheme07

0 | 4 hours ago

Skipped the opening ceremony in their home nation just to get absolutely punked

BlackMathNerd | 76ers

0 | 3 hours ago

2028 Wemby Revenge tour is gonna be insane.

Gonna be a whole French Revolution on American Soil

D3struct_oh | Rockets

0 | an hour ago

Don’t care to hear anything else about how much Wemby cares about winning.

How about actually winning something? That would be nice. Go get a chip.

sho0bydo0by | Bucks

-1 | 6 hours ago

No way Team USA wins in LA. None.

brnccnt7

3 | 6 hours ago

Will they be busy in the clubs?

dholmestar | Thunder

-7 | 6 hours ago

lol wanna bet?

prettymuthafucka | Wizards

-1 | 6 hours ago

Finally a dog back in the league as the best player.

lebron never had this mentality

frylockandimontop | 76ers

0 | 3 hours ago

lmao

Sinistah- | Timberwolves

0 | 3 hours ago

Rent free

prettymuthafucka | Wizards

0 | 3 hours ago

I’m not wrong

You don’t gonna stick up for him he don’t know you

Sinistah- | Timberwolves

1 | 2 hours ago

You’re entitled to your own opinion…no matter how off base it is

prettymuthafucka | Wizards

1 | 2 hours ago

He’s never had that drive. Always wanted to team up

He couldn’t even get on the court first time on team USA

Sinistah- | Timberwolves

1 | 2 hours ago

USA coulda used his help for sure. Would’ve done better than bronze

ButtBubble

-3 | 6 hours ago

Wemby had 99% chance of losing to japan in first knock out round (down 4 points with like 5 seconds remaining).. and saved by a needless foul from Japan and a miraculous 4 point shot last second from their PG.. talking about being pissed

Dangerous_Ad5039

-3 | 6 hours ago

Breaking news : player is mad after losing a big game.

TangerineStrong3781 | Lakers

-6 | 7 hours ago

Why are they acting like he’s the first person ever to be pissed after losing?

JragoonFGC

19 | 7 hours ago

Probably because an Olympic silver is still a huge accomplishment and a lot of people would be happy with that. I think he’s just highlighting his competitive drive and want to win which are awesome traits to have and it shows in the standings.

ProfessorXWheelchair | San Francisco Warriors

8 | 7 hours ago

with the team sports i don’t think anyone is ever happy with a silver, given you essentially lose a championship game to get it

it’s different than winning a silver in like track or swimming for example

JragoonFGC

2 | 6 hours ago

Agreed it is a little different but you still have to get to the Gold medal game to lose and get silver so it’s still something a country can be proud because in this case the loser is actually rewarded with a medal unlike the NBA championship but I see your point.

ProfessorXWheelchair | San Francisco Warriors

2 | 6 hours ago

yeah it’s also a mental thing for sure. winning the semis guarantees you a silver so you quickly celebrate that and then focus on the next game trying to win gold, so if you lose that the primary emotion you’re feeling is anger since you’ve already mentally checked off the silver box so to speak

rapshepard

4 | 6 hours ago

Did you watch the clip it was very complimentary to Wemby. And a lot of folk would’ve been just fine getting silver to the US

hurtuser1108

3 | 6 hours ago

It does seem like rarity for high draft picks now. Most of them get right on snapchat or Instagram after losing, shit even during games lol

IlikePogz

-3 | 7 hours ago

Theyre talking on a podcast they can talk about anything they want and obv reddit eats it up

FizzyLightEx

-9 | 7 hours ago

Like people are rewarding sore losers who show emotional maturity of a pre schooler.

ColeYote | Raptors

-6 | 6 hours ago

And yet it’s Chet Holmgren he has the weird grudge against.

siphillis | Spurs

4 | 6 hours ago

U19 was Wemby’s first loss on the national stage

dholmestar | Thunder

-11 | 6 hours ago

He should have whined to the media, maybe he’d get bumped up to a gold

siphillis | Spurs

8 | 6 hours ago

Thunder fans sure are insecure about a 22-year-old lol

dholmestar | Thunder

-5 | 6 hours ago

said 22 year old is insecure about his own game that he always has to run to the media to wax philosophically about what basketball is legitimate or that it’s unfair he’s being overlooked for awards, at 22 years old

Dwyane Wade says Wemby was pissed after winning a silver medal in the 2024 Olympics. “Wemby wasn’t happy bro. He was pissed. Being on the podium, getting that silver medal, pissed. And you’d think, Wemby was I think 20 years old… He lost to LeBron, KD and Steph. Pissed.