September 11th.
It is a day that carries a lot of meaning in America. 13 years ago two hijacked airplanes crashed into the North and South Towers of the Word Trade Center in New York City, a third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a fourth plane crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. All told, the nearly 3,000 people died as a result of the attacks.
In the years since, the area where the Twin Towers collapsed, known as Ground Zero, has been memorialized with the Tribute Light (seen right).
For some NBA athletes, September 11th held even greater meaning this year, as they were participating in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Playing for something bigger today.. #USA pic.twitter.com/zDzL5C12Gh
— Mason Plumlee (@masonplumlee) September 11, 2014
Reconnect & Recognize this beautiful country we live in! #NeverForget #TeamUSA http://t.co/MT0j1qJppa
— James Harden (@JHarden13) September 11, 2014
Blessed to be playing for Our country on 9/11. Who’d of thought we would make it this far!… http://t.co/CzQK0ROI3A
— James Harden (@JHarden13) September 11, 2014
Remembering all the families that were impacted that day. We are playing for you guys tonight… http://t.co/mZBclFkyKz
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) September 11, 2014
13 years today…RIP to all the innocent people who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/Ccwk4X9shu
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) September 11, 2014
Never forgotten #9/11 http://t.co/TKfpLf4JYP
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummondd) September 11, 2014
Game day! Lets get this W! #2TillGold http://t.co/6klXk5NEB5
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummondd) September 11, 2014
Tonight is much deeper than basketball, tonight is about our country banding together as one after an… http://t.co/i29Nom4lYU
— Kenneth Faried (@KennethFaried35) September 11, 2014
Here is the rest of the text from Kenneth Faried’s post:
Tonight is much deeper than basketball, tonight is about our country banding together as one after an attack that shocked us in a horrible way! But in the end we pulled through & weathered the storm! Now it’s time for us to show why we are the USA & we can over come any adversity!! #UNLEASHTHEMANIMAL #REDWHITEANDBLUE #GoFariedGoUSA #QUEST4GOLD
#NeverForget pic.twitter.com/8HoHZZFTwe
— Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) September 11, 2014
World Cup Final! Let’s gooooooo!!!!! pic.twitter.com/D2uwkM4ikl
— Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) September 11, 2014
Team USA played against Lithuania in the semifinals Thursday.
For the second game in a row, the Americans entered halftime with a single-digit lead — just eight points against the Lithuanians — before breaking out in the third quarter for a blowout victory, winning 96 – 68.
On to medal game! USA 96, Lithuania 68. @KyrieIrving has 18, and @StephenCurry30, @JHarden13 and @KlayThompson score 16 points apiece.
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) September 11, 2014
Correction, @StephenCurry30 had 13 points while @KlayThompson and @JHarden13 had 16 apiece.
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) September 11, 2014
Kyrie Irving led all scorers with 18 points. The team managed to coral 50 rebounds, yet only ammassed 14 assists en route to their 18 point win.
Irving and Team USA now await the winner of Friday’s semifinal between Serbia and France in their quest for another gold medal in international competition.
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