Ex-NBA player Chase Budinger wasted no time impressing on the sand in men's beach volleyball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
has wasted no time impressing during his debut on the sand alongside partner Mike Evans at the 2024 Paris Olympics against France's Arnaud Gauthier-Rat and Youssef Krou, a match Budinger and Evans went on to win in straight sets 21-14, 21-11.
During the first set, Gauthier-Rat attempted a cut shot over the net, but was met by the 6'7" Budinger, who rose up to block the shot, ultimately winning the point for Team USA.Budinger blocked 65 shots in his NBA career, but one can imagine that none of them felt as good as this one at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris.
And that wasn't the only highlight-reel moment of the day for Budinger and Evans who authored an incredible point in the first set.Great teamwork by Budinger and Evans, who entered Paris play ranked second in the U.S. and 13th in the world. Budinger became theBudinger and Evans will be back in action on Tuesday against Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot of the Netherlands.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
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