WASHINGTON — Someone has to say it first, so I’ll take the plunge. Team USA is in trouble unless changes are made. They are too small, they are bringing their best scorer off the bench and making him guard players much stronger than him, and they are brimming with so much overconfidence that they are practically blind to the reality of the situation. If they cannot impose their will on their opponents at the London Olympics, they will lose. They are a one-trick
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama was on Kiss Cam, smooching his wife Michelle, when the outcome was no longer in doubt. The First Family’s date night had a happy ending, but it was perilous along the way as Obama and vice president Joe Biden watched from courtside seats across from the Brazilian bench. The home team struggled coming out of the gate, was outsized and outcrafted and trailed by 10 points at the end of the first quarter. Even when Obama was in
WASHINGTON – Yeah, Team USA’s here. Big deal. So are hundreds of college basketball coaches and more than a dozen NBA scouts, who converged this weekend on the Nike Global Challenge to evaluate tomorrow’s stars. Here’s a look at some key storylines from the three-day event held at lovely Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. and the not-as-lovely D.C. Armory. CAL’S BEEN BUSY: After coaching the Dominican Republic within one win of an Olympic berth before Thursday’s loss to Team USA in Las Vegas, Kentucky
// The New York Knicks have until midnight ET Tuesday to determine whether Jeremy Lin’s offer sheet from the Houston Rockets is, well, Linsane. The Rockets have offered Lin $25 million over three years. An average salary of $8.3 million is a bit exorbitant for a player with a two-month resume. But when that deal contains a final year of nearly $15 million with huge luxury tax implications, it may even be too steep for Knicks owner Jim Dolan. I discussed the
I didn’t punch the wall…at all — Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) July 15, 2012 OK, Kyrie. Then how the heck did you break a bone in your hand? Perhaps Irving is taking issue with the word “punched.” Maybe he just slapped the wall. Either way, he now needs surgery but is expected to be healed in time for the start of training camp. (RELATED CONTENT: Kyrie Irving and Kobe Bryant go one-one-one for $50,000) (RELATED CONTENT: Irving dominating against Team USA point guards at camp in Las
Blake Griffin, the human highlight film 2.0, is no longer with Team USA due to his knee injury. This means other amazing athletes on the team will have to step up their dunking games for our pleasure, and LeBron James provided a glimpse of it during Saturday’s scrimmage. We’ve seen James steal the ball, give it up to Dwyane Wade in transition, who then throws it back to James for an alley-oop a countless number of times. Now, we get to
Just posted a photo instagr.am/p/NEgxvRiTMS/ — LeBron James (@KingJames) July 14, 2012 Most of our readers are Americans, being that we’re based in the States and all, although I see our analytics and know that we get hits from as far away as Brunei very day. So I have a question for my fellow Americans, especially the ones who dislike the Miami Heat and their best player: How do y’all plan to root for Team USA at the Olympics if your least favorite
The exhibition game between Team USA and the Dominican Republic national team at Las Vegas on Thursday night turned into a showcase of the amazing level of talent on the roster of the Americans, as they cruised to an impressive 113-59 victory. Click here to see what Scottie Pippen said about the current team against The Dream Team during halftime. With a limited number of legitimate big bodies on the roster, coach Mike Krzyzewski tinkered and toyed with various ideas, playing Kevin