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Kevin Durant Quit on Team USA Because of the Paul George Injury
A documentary film by HBO on Kevin Durant finally reveals what everyone knew but wanted to hear the NBA superstar say: He quit on Team USA before the basketball World Championship because of the Paul George injury. Any other reason he might have given was just covering up a truth that for some reason he tried to hide.
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Team USA – Easy From Start to Finish
Be it their final win over Serbia (129-92) or the entire tournament in general, the United States never really had any trouble winning every game and eventually the gold medal, getting quite the impressive shooting performance from Kyrie Irving and James Harden, this time not waiting for the second half to get serious.
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Team USA – One More for the Gold Medal
Just like all the other opponents Team USA has gone through in the 2014 Basketball World Cup, Lithuania managed to pose a problem for a very short time. They might have had size to match and were chippier and dirtier than other teams, but the end result was the same: 96-68, with the backcourt doing most of the job, led by Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Klay Thompson.
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Team USA – France Did Their Dirty Work For Them
The Basketball World Cup was about clashing the USA and Spain (the host country) in another mouth watering final, but France went ahead and spoiled that fantasy by beating the Spaniards in the quarterfinals, so the American team has Lithuania to play against in the semifinals, and then waiting for the winner between the surprising Serbia and the French.
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Team USA – Derrick Rose Might No Longer be Rusty
Another sluggish start, another great finish from Team USA as they beat Slovenia 119-76 in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup. However, the biggest piece of news wasn’t the victory, but getting the best game from Derrick Rose since the beginning of the tournament and for the first time not looking like he’s struggling with his shot.
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Team USA – Stephen Curry Finally Shows Up
There have been very few reasons to actually be frustrated with Team USA and specifically the results in the Basketball World Championships, but guard play and excellence has mostly been absent from the tournament. Stephen Curry finding his groove from beyond the arc in the 86-63 round of 16 win over Mexico.
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Team USA – Going According to Plan
A 5-0 start in the group stage, no injuries to be worried about. The rest? It’s all fixable. Beating Ukraine 95-71 put the USA through to the round of 16 in the Basketball World Cup, not letting another slow start worry them as James Harden led the team in what seemed to be the first time in this tournament that the perimeter players were more dominant than those in the paint.
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Team USA – Kenneth Faried Close to Unstoppable So Far
The difference between Team USA and their opponents so far in the Basketball World Cup has been the size and quality of their big men, with Kenneth Faried almost surprisingly standing out yet again, this time in a 106-71 win over the Dominican Republic to make it a perfect four-for-four in the group stage.
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Team USA – Anthony Davis & Kenneth Faried Make Everything Look Easy
As expected, the USA basketball team are now up to 3-0 in the Basketball World Cup, beating New Zealand 98-71, once again led by the devastating inside duo of Anthony Davis and Kenneth Faried, standing out ahead of the rest for a third consecutive game.
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Team USA Over Turkey – Things Start to Get Complicated
If Team USA needed some sort of warning that this World Cup wasn’t going to be walk in the park came their tough game against Turkey which they did win 98-77, led by Anthony Davis and Kenneth Faried, but showed worrying signs that they might not be as good as they see themselves.