Stephen Curry drove to the basket, laid the ball in, got fouled and ended up on the floor after drawing the contact. He noticed he was near the on-court photographers. So, he decided to go viral.
United States head coach Steve Kerr calls out to players during the first half of an exhibition basketball game against Canada, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. United States forward LeBron James takes the ball up-court during the first half of an exhibition basketball game against Canada, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Las Vegas.
There was a lot to like — and in fairness, plenty not to like — for the Americans in their first tune-up for the Paris Olympics. All that went down Tuesday night, as USA Basketball was also celebrating its 50th anniversary with a gala — and President Barack Obama was one of the speakers, telling the team about what it means to represent the country on the Olympic stage.
Obama was there Wednesday night, one of more than 20,000 people at the arena in Las Vegas to watch a glorified scrimmage. It was the biggest crowd for a game in the arena’s history, USA Basketball said. There were “U-S-A! U-S-A!” chants, there were past gold medalists in the crowd, gold-medal-winning coaches like Mike Krzyzewski sitting courtside.
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