Britney Griner says she can beat Boogie Cousins in a game of 1-on-1. Members of Team USA respond.. pic.twitter.com/iY4Vr0X8Df — Lee Harvey (@MusikFan4Life) August 18, 2016 Two-time Defensive Player of the Year and USA women’s team center Brittney Griner recently claimed that she could beat USA men’s team big man DeMarcus Cousins one-on-one. Players on
Fisch’s Friday Rant: Team USA and Super Teams
The 2016 Rio Olympics are in full swing, offseason NBA news is slowly coming in, and the talk of super teams is alive and well. For the return of Fisch’s Friday Rant, I just had to put on my ranting face and get some things off of my chest about all of these current topics.
10 Classic Teams that should be added to NBA 2K17
For the past couple of years the NBA 2K video game series has done a great job in bringing back some NBA history. It started in 2K11 when they added the “Jordan Challenges” where you played as Michael Jordan during his greatest moments. In 2K12 you saw the “NBA’s Greatest Mode,” which you controlled some
VIDEO: Team USA highlights from first exhibition vs. Argentina
In their first sighting against competition on Friday, Team USA didn’t disappoint, routing Argentina 111-74 in preparation for the 2016 Rio Games. Kevin Durant led Team USA with 23 points and Paul George scored 18. Team USA’s lineups were expectedly shaken up, since Mike Krzyzewski and the coaching staff have to feel out their rotations.
Flashback Friday: Kobe Bryant came in clutch down the stretch to help USA win gold
In 2008 during the Beijing Olympics, the USA Men’s basketball team had great competition in their gold medal game against Spain. Although this USA team had names like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Paul, the Spain team was no slouch with the Gasol brothers (Marc & Pau), Rudy Fernandez and Ricky Rubio.
Team USA just became even more interesting
Kevin Durant’s fourth of July bombshell announcement about joining the Golden State Warriors leaves us to wonder and look forward to so many things, and Team USA is one of them. Durant is set to lead USA Basketball for the Rio Games this summer, and he’ll be playing with two of his new teammates, Klay Thompson and
Is Team USA a lock to win the Gold Medal in the Rio Olympics?
Let’s be honest. The list of players not participating in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for USA Basketball could probably upend the host of players actually making the trip to Brazil at the end of the summer. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, Chris Paul, LaMarcus Aldridge, Blake Griffin, Damian Lillard,
Melo looking forward to Olympics to win again
After all the recent news of guys dropping out of the Rio Games, like Anthony Davis and Chris Paul, hearing that Carmelo Anthony is looking forward to the Olympics is encouraging. Everyone has their reasons for looking forward to the Olympic Games, and Melo’s are very understandable. Via The New York Post: “From a morale
Chris Paul withdraws from Team USA
The player pool for Team USA is getting thinner on its own. Anthony Davis dropped out due to injury, and now Chris Paul is withdrawing his name from consideration for the 2016 Rio Games. Chris Paul is a two-time gold medal winner, but this summer and beyond, instead of chasing a third gold medal, he
Team USA unveils uniforms for 2016
As we all probably know by now, the USA Men’s Basketball Team has yet to be officially announced, but Kevin Durant, along with Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky, unveiled the new jerseys that the team will wear this year. Last year, the jerseys were quite simple, but still had a little design to