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Heading into the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, Team USA was considered to be the clear favorite in men’s basketball; head coach Steve Kerr and company put together a star-studded roster that included NBA superstars LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, leading the way for the Americans.
Although many believed that Team USA would wipe the floor with the competition once the Olympics got underway and wins and losses mattered, unlike in the exhibition games leading up to the tournament, the Americans had a few scares along the way, showing that the rest of the world might not be that far off from winning gold.
However, once the tournament started, Kerr’s squad kicked it into high gear and started dominating the competition as expected, as they cruised into the knockout stage with everyone anticipating another gold medal being brought home to the United States.
Ultimately, the Americans did win gold by beating Victor Wembanyama and France in the gold medal game, but it was anything but easy with Nikola Jokic and Serbia giving them all they could handle in the semi-finals and the French putting up a valiant effort as well.
Even though the rest of the world is ready or close to being ready to compete with the Americans, former NBA star Carmelo Anthony argues that the game will always belong to the United States via ClutchPoints.
“This is our game, we are the originators of this… No matter where we’re at, this is our game… This is what we do,” Anthony said.
“This is our game, we are the originators of this… No matter where we’re at, this is our game… This is what we do.”
Carmelo Anthony on why he thinks basketball is USA’s game
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 22, 2024
Obviously, Anthony has a biased opinion regarding this topic, especially with most of his basketball accomplishments coming on the international level.
That said, he might be overlooking that Serbia probably should’ve beaten Team USA, which would’ve been a devastating blow and completely changed the narrative around the world.
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