Bettors looking to back a player as Team USA’s leading scorer during these Paris Olympics might look no further than Kevin Durant. Currently, he’s averaging 16 points per game and is the favorite in this spot at +170. In the…
In the rematch, the U.S. had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago. Easier. Not easy. The U.S. clinched a trip to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics…
South Sudan is the 33rd-ranked team in the FIBA world rankings, by far the lowest of the 12 nations that will be vying for men’s basketball gold in the Paris Olympics that start this week. The United States is ranked…
We’re still more than a week away from the official start of the Paris Olympics, and the men’s basketball squad for Team USA is getting in practice reps through a few exhibition games. You can wager on Team USA to…
There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. The United States’ hyped up men’s basketball team held off a late rally against Australia to win its second…
The 1992 USA Olympic men’s basketball team, better known as the “Dream Team,” is widely considered the best collection of basketball talent to ever share the court. Headlined by superstars Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, the team also…
Bam Adebayo has two primary goals to accomplish at the Paris Olympics. The first one is obvious: a gold medal. The second one: getting a picture with Simone Biles. Among Biles’ biggest fans going into the Paris Games is a…
There’s something that Kobe Bryant once said that has stuck with U.S. men’s Olympic basketball coach Steve Kerr and seems especially important now. It was about how other nations have made big strides in basketball, how the gap between the…
Bam Adebayo, one of the NBA’s top defensive players and soon to become a two-time U.S. Olympian, intends to sign a three-year, $166 million extension with the Miami Heat when the league’s offseason moratorium on such moves is lifted next…
Despite its dominance in men’s basketball having seemingly waned in recent years, the United States has won Olympic gold in the sport every time since the 2008 “Redeem Team” fulfilled its mission to restore USA Basketball’s pride after having to…
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