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HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs France – Tokyo Olympics Men’s Basketball

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HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs France – Tokyo Olympics Men’s Basketball

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With literally no games fully played together, Team USA will have an Olympic baptism by fire against France in the preliminary stage

For the first time since its construction, the Team USA roster for the Tokyo Olympics is finally at full strength with the arrival of newly crowned NBA champions Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday, and NBA finals runner-up Devin Booker.

With literally no games fully played together, this rickety iteration of the world’s most dominant basketball program will have an Olympic baptism by fire against France in a men’s preliminary match on Sunday, July 25, 8 pm, Manila time.

Superstars Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, and Jayson Tatum will likely lead the way as the weary NBA Finals participants first get up to speed with a new team after such a short transition.

They will be met by a solid France lineup likewise headed by current NBA stalwarts like Nic Batum, Evan Fournier, Frank Ntilikina, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, and three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert.

Former NBA role players also feature as key cogs in the roster like Guerschon Yabusele, Vincent Poirier, and 2016 EuroLeague MVP Nando de Colo, who once played for current Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs.

Will the unmatched talent level of the Americans buy them time while they still figure out their chemistry, or will the steady two-way prowess of the French already prove to be a roadblock too tall to overcome?

– Rappler.com

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