The United States men's and women's 3x3 teams had disappointing trips to Paris by American basketball standards.
to Paris by American basketball standards. The men's team, led by Canyon Barry, went 2–5 in pool play while the women's team lost in the semifinals and were relegated to the bronze medal game against Canada.on Monday and was greeted by a studio full of Americans who wanted to know why Team USA doesn't just take some of the best remaining NBA players and send them to play in the halfcourt tournament. According to Windhorst, it's because that's not what FIBA wants.
Nor should it be. However, this does beg some questions about the Olympics. Are these games not meant to determine who the best is at every sport? Are we really just adding sports designed to put Americans at a disadvantage? On the other hand, why does America need to be the best at everything? Sometimes it seems like we don't even completely care about the events we do win.Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News.
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