Anthony Edwards led a balanced effort with 15 points, Jalen Brunson added 11 points and eight assists, and the U.S. World Cup team beat Slovenia 92-62 on...
— Aleksej Nikolic, Klemen Prepelic, former Virginia center Mike Tobey, Jaka Blazic, Gregor Hrovat, Ziga Dimec, Zoran Dragic and Jakob Cebasek. … The team was planning to have Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar, but he suffered a knee injury earlier this month and will miss significant time.Josh Hart made his USA Basketball debut. He missed Monday’s game while finishing his four-year extension with the New York Knicks. … With U.S.
assistant coach Erik Spoelstra of Miami out this weekend because he’s attending the Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony — Heat great Dwyane Wade was part of the class — Jeff Van Gundy helped out on coach Steve Kerr’s staff alongside assistants Tyronn Lue and Mark Few.The starters for the U.S. were the same for the second consecutive game: Brunson, Edwards, Mikal Bridges, Brandon Ingram and Jaren Jackson Jr.
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