U.S. coach Steve Kerr made it clear that Jayson Tatum would be back in the lineup when the Americans face South Sudan.
Steve Kerr says"we need all these" guys after he was questioned on Jayson Tatum's status after not playing vs. Serbia for Team USA. Sunday over Serbia. But it was unavoidable that some of the focus on was coach Steve Kerr choosing to sit first-team All-NBA player and champion
"Jayson will play ," Kerr said."I'm not going to answer your next question, which is if he plays, who doesn't. But we're going to need him, and part of this job for me is to keep everybody engaged and ready, because my experience with this is crazy stuff happens." FIBA-rule games that are played in the Olympics are 40 minutes long and favor using big men as there is no defensive three-second rule like in the NBA and goaltending is relaxed once the ball hits the rim."The hardest part of this job is you're sitting at least a couple of guys who are world-class, some of the very best players on Earth," Kerr said."On one hand, it makes no sense at all.
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