The Team USA head coach broke down the most controversial decision of Team USA's Olympic opener.
On Sunday, Team USA steamrolled Serbia, 110-84, to kick off another run at an Olympic gold medal. As expected. What wasn't as expectedbut the Boston Celtics superstar said afterwards that he was totally healthy
Shortly after the game, Kerr explained to reporters why Tatum was benched for the Team USA opener. In essence, Kerrback into the flow of things after he missed every exhibition game with a calf injury. He also said he "went with combinations that make sense," and that left no minutes for Tatum. However, Kerr was quick to note that Tatum will "make his mark" as the Games go on.
Kerr admits Tatum was a straight up DNP-CD. “I went with the combinations that made sense. That was for tonight. He handled it well. He’ll make his mark.”Kerr does not have an easy job sorting out which extremely talented players should play with a fairly small margin for error given the outsized expectations surrounding Team USA basketball. And given how well Durant played right from the gun, it may be as simple as Kerr deciding to ride the hot hand.
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