The United States beat Greece in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Aug. 17, in a basketball World Cup warm-up game but head coach Steve Kerr said his side is still adapting to international rules.
USA's coach Steve Kerr greets USA's Jalen Brunson during the Basketball Showcase friendly match between the USA and Greece at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Aug. 18.
Despite questionable turnovers during patches of the game, the USA were a class apart as they extended their perfect record in World Cup tune-ups to 4-0 in games played in Las Vegas, Malaga in Spain and now in the United Arab Emirates."We'll definitely make some improvement in that area. Officiating was a little different in Spain than it was here and we have to adapt," Kerr said after the win.
In a packed Etihad Arena, USA started with Mikal Bridges, Brandon Ingram, Jaren Jackson Jr., Anthony Edwards and Jalen Brunson, but that line-up quickly evolved as the entire roster got minutes against Greece. "The way teams can beat us is if they get extra possessions and force a lot of turnovers and we're not sharp and we're not boxing out. It's not really a secret, that's our focus."
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