Thomas ranks the league’s most confident contenders
You might have heard by now, FIBA recently submitted an application the International Olympic Committee to include 3-on-3 basketball as an event at future Olympics. Today we’ll be covering what we already know (or at least what we can gather from the FIBA 3-on-3 Hub and the rest of the internet).
With Team U.S.A. steadily homing in on a Gold Medal, Argentina represented the latest “obstacle” in the path. Could Manu Ginobli, Luis Scola and company really put up a fight? Would the Americans finally play up to our expectations? Would Craig Sager be allowed to select his own outfit? We investigated.
After nearly blowing a game to Lithuania, Team USA looks to rebound against podium-favorite Argentina. Ben Dowsett brings the highlights, lowlights, and best of all, ridiculous quotes that David Stern never got a chance to bleep from the on-court microphones.
Hint: he’s in the USA locker room. Oh, and he’s not a fan of shirts.
We guarantee he won’t be any of your first three guesses,
We bring you the bracket we know you’ve been waiting for- the wings, starting with the greatest player ever and spanning a laundry list of legends.
At some point in the next few years, it is entirely possible that the Miami Heat could become a variation of “America’s team,” something that was unimaginable just 24 months ago. Thomas Johnson explains.
Throughout the history of basketball, we have heard many of the game’s greatest champions say the same thing: “The first one is always the toughest.”
Thomas looks at everything at stake for Miami going into Game 5 of the Finals.
