Team USA's focus is WORRISOME 👀 Brian Windhorst reacts to close win vs. South Sudan | SportsCenter

Team USA's focus is WORRISOME 👀 Brian Windhorst reacts to close win vs. South Sudan | SportsCenter
On SportsCenter, Brian Windhorst breaks down Team USA's close win against South Sudan, along with what these Olympics mean for LeBron James and Steph Curry.
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[@squrt57]

Sudan played a great game. Give them their credit for bringing it to the USA.

[@moussa5712]

South Sudan 🇸🇸. Sudan 🇸🇩 is a different country. I know it sounds marginal but there has literally been a 22 years civil war that resulted in South Sudan independence in July 2011

[@UzbekWatermelon]

Dude, that is like saying Canada won by a Lebron layup. Do better. Totally different culture and ethnicities between Sudan and South Sudan.

[@TorSavvy]

@@UzbekWatermelonStop crying. No one cares 😿

[@willthomas7666]

Dude our roster is full of old injured players... I knew we would struggle, possibly even lose a game... and yet the b.s narrative is that this team is "stacked"

[@gnvtwhp1218]

Not usa. They're a bunch of EGO MANIAC nba drama queens 😂

[@aivygile3569]

I don't think Brian watched the game carefully, south Sudan played like an NBA-caliber team and very much well-coached. They were physical, smart, calculated and talented. They have a great ball movement. That was a highly competitive game because Sudan played aggressive and physical.. And Brian needs to understand that the world would not let themselves get smashed by Americans just because they play in the nba. If they would go down, they will go down with a fight.

[@hellomonkey1239]

Well said

[@KoalaSpies-ms5cs]

Because most of them have been raised in Australia, played Australian football, been in the junior Australian FIBA team with the likes of Josh Giddey and they know each other well. Australian NBL teams play a style that can beat the NBA at times. You'll notice how similar the Australian and South Sudan team play- no coincidence, and that they both took it to the USA team, who has rolled over the Europeans.

[@blablablaa14]

For the majority of the last few decades the US would win games like these by 30 points. Its a huge problem that we have multiple MVPs on the floor and none NBA players including a 17 year old Duke commit are giving them issues. That's not the way its supposed to go. It doesn't matter what Sudan plays like, the talent disparity should lead to the US winning by 30 if they were focused and played to their level

[@aivygile3569]

@@blablablaa14 by 30? Is this how you insult and underestimate the international teams? Have you watched how Sudan played in FIBA? NBA are far more talented yes, but Sudan is more resilient.

[@blablablaa14]

@@aivygile3569 They came in to the game with a +43 in betting odds. This isn't about resiliency. Its about expectations. South Sudan played a 17 year old out there. The US has Lebron and Steph who have a combined 8 titles alone. I didn't make up the 30 point win. That's what the betting houses thought would happen too, and usually they know the disparity. Most of the Sudan players have started playing basketball super late in life on broken hoops. This isn't an equal competition but the US was so bad it seemed equal

[@ericfreman3305]

Give credit to Luol Deng, he has really built something great in South Sudan

[@CkI682]

Give Props to Lebron James

[@AlainNavasDrama]

NBA rules turning our players soft

[@JaredJamesMunar]

Casual sports fan spotted...

[@evanradford8469]

​@JaredJamesMunar that's not a casual sport fan take. It's true. The NBA could benefit with a more defensive minded play to better compete in future tournaments vs. The world

[@Goodguy1ful]

that has crossed my mind

[@haywood0457]

Frfr. They need to adopt FIBA rules in the NBA.

[@haywood0457]

@@JaredJamesMunaryes, you definitely are a casu

[@richardleslie82]

On the plus side, this game would have given the US team a lot of exposure. There was a lot of South Sudanese scouts watching the game.

[@xxdonnie31xx50]

they just dont want to acknowkledge other countries catching up and hero ball doesn't work anymore

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

Usa has been stagnant and regressing....that is the real reason why the world has "caught up".

[@chriskay1449]

@@Q.B.2.L.B. LOL "regressing". THe world has caught up because they are getting better players,. US isn't regressing. The world is simply getting better.

[@nydibs]

@chriskay1449 - USA is regressing, they don’t even know how to box out anymore

[@datsapaddlin]

They can still win the gold though. They are favored and it will be a let down if they don’t win because they still have the most talent. Now some teams are better as a unit though because they spent more time training together so that’s why upsets are possible.

[@laz0rama]

@@chriskay1449 most people that have been watching the nba since at least the 90s (i've been watching since 1969) agree that the nba has gotten notably worse. not the talent level, which may well be at an all time high. but the way the game is played, the way priorities have changed, the way the rules have changed, the way referees call the games, the way fundamentals are (barely) taught, the way gambling is now part and parcel, etc.

[@LiveEffectsNetwork]

This game had nothing to do with focus South Sudan can ball. Real hoopers know the difference that was a street game Africa's best vs our best. The South Sudan team can compete in the NBA easily. That was brothers vs brothers!

[@BOSSenjoyer]

Activate KD, please

[@bizzyboomin9277]

No lie😂😂😂 he definitely would of stopped the bleeding

[@SilverRpr]

AD played 21 mins and had 15 points. He was activated but they still had struggles early on

[@BOSSenjoyer]

@@SilverRpr Said KD.. Not Anatomy Davis

[@willthomas7666]

We suck this USA team is full of old injured players..

[@SilverRpr]

@@BOSSenjoyer you right I read it wrong.,,

[@kolohe4169]

It shows a good 3 points shooting team that is hot can beat the US.

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

Why?

[@NastyKnox]

It shows that they can compete, but not necessarily win

[@willthomas7666]

It shows that we have a roster full of old injured players.. and this USA team isn't that good... I lit said this from day 1... we could easily lose a game

[@nobleskywalker4639]

​@willthomas7666 I mean when players dubbed by ESPN analysts "the greatest shooter ever created" and "the next MJ" go 3-9 and 1-7 from 3 respectively it's gonna make things hard for the team. Sudan showed them they are not infallibe and it took the old man going 10-14 and the final basket

[@anamrake]

Yes, along with motion offense and smooth ball movement. US starters are a tad slow and even when they have offensive/defensive bursts, they cannot sustain it. You can win with bursts like that if the talent disparity is big like 10-15 years ago, but it's not the case now.

[@enricouygarcia]

This is an eye opener to team USA to not let their feet off the gas pedal. Good win by team USA. Great effort by South Sudan

[@jobunaga4178]

this team is basically the 2017/2018 warriors. they can play like trash for 3 quarters and still win. it's a bad habit though.

[@MrWarrenRB]

We didn’t “win” we “survived” at the last minute. We need to play better defense.

[@kwnthomas]

@@MrWarrenRBwe won. What are you talking about? 😂

[@ricsarmiento661]

@@kwnthomas SUPER LOW IQ KID 😂

[@Andy_M986]

The US team automatically assumed they woukd walk through this,arrogance attracts Karma.

[@chriskay1449]

No they didn't. They treated this like the exhibition game it was. Gold in the Olympics is the goal. Winning an exhibition game isn't.

[@RealShaktimaan]

They will walk through. They're better than everyone. There is a real reason why no one cares about international basketball. It's because only one team wins.

[@JDTheKobe24]

anthony edwards fouled in the last play. the refs didnt called haha. sudan might won in free throws.

[@TheSlithice]

They destroyed Canada, Serbia and Australia. Now you're trying to bring in karma for an exhibition game. No one cared about South Sudan before this game and no one will after either.

[@504Native]

@@JDTheKobe24could’ve would’ve should’ve

[@magicsaint]

So it's all about everything wrong Team USA did but nothing on the fact that South Sudan or other country teams getting better?

[@pgppe9488]

The problem is with the intensity of the team. They really do think all they have to do is show up and win but being honest we are not that great collectively.

[@sueprator9314]

They can GET BETTER , GEEZUS!! They are all quite capable. BUT THEIR FOCUS IS A BIG PART OF IT. THEY NEED TO KEEP THEIR INTENSITY AND MINDSET ON THE GOAL. Hopefully they will get better as they start to play.

[@brunopires7284]

They are

[@cloudman8911]

The excuses begin.

[@mctaguer]

I disagree. That was not the issue. It looks like that must have been the case and it sounds appropriate---it wasn't, not in this game. South Sudan played like madmen. Trust me, if the US limp-d^cked it, they'd have been run out of the gym.

[@isaacgloria9963]

Everyone is forgetting that our greatest international basketball player of all time still hasn’t played yet and we’re still undefeated. KD will have the most gold medals in fiba history if he wins this Olympics, which he’s going to.

[@Al-alyfm]

South Sudan played a great game, but theirs no excuse for given up 100 points and not defending the three

[@louiswilliams984]

Kerr kept them in that drop coverage defense. Guys sagging too far under the 3 point line on defense especially under the screens

[@ajeroneski7338]

They did not miss

[@SojiFro_0]

I mean did you see the shots they were making? Can’t do anything about pixie dust.

[@SSJRome]

Sudan had some ballers man i think the USA team needed this to grow from and build off of. If KD can come back and give them anything offensively i think the team will be fine.

[@79glane928]

Yeah anyone can look like a baller when they play a group that doesnt care or put in any effort.

[@SSJRome]

@@79glane928 but even when the effort was there the balling didn’t stop lol it went down to the final possession.

[@sh1r4ko73]

​@@79glane928sure it's an exhibition, thus it's not even going to be important but. South Sudan ?! Of all teams South Sudan ?!

[@Lexyboogie]

Put AD in the starting lineup.

[@79glane928]

Why so he can walk around like he doesnt care for more minutes?

[@scottinnh88]

Tatum needs to get the ball more

[@B.Piercesports]

​@@scottinnh88get the ball lol

[@Ahmed-uu9ro]

AD has been there best defender. Embiid and AD on the floor at same time with Lebron, Tatum, Steph would be best line up.

[@turtleislandlac1490]

Now yall love AD after making fun of him for years.

[@SiriusV21]

Lebron said he is leaving Team USA and taking his talents to South Sudan

[@louisiana318]

It wouldn't surprise me, The queen loves Attention

[@AntonSlizzardhands]

😅😂🤣😅

[@Etrix664]

@@louisiana318😂😂😂

[@paperplate4675]

😭😂😂

[@johnthonig1692]

@@SiriusV21 Will Bronny take LJ's spot?

[@moviescatsmargs]

This game reminded me of one the Celtics' games from last season where they would lose focus and let an inferior team control the action for 3 quarters. Then, I remembered Team USA has Tatum, White, and Holiday and it all made sense...

[@forbeginnersandbeyond6089]

It’s not as if the USA team did not play well. They did. It’s that South Sudan played well too, and proves that it is a strong team. I think South Sudan will surprise many elite teams in this year’s Olympics.

[@aaron-jp8ib]

This will be the hardest and most prestigious gold medal in basketball history. Normally us winning gold is just a formality but not anymore.

[@billysummers1616]

Everyone overreacting. Sudan shot ridiculous in this game. US has beat Canada by 16, obliterated Serbia, and dominated Australia until the last few minutes. Close games happen, the spurs beat the Celtics last yr in a game. This team shot poorly and Sudan played the greatest game ever and still lost. This game was an anomaly

[@chiefgangmusic]

Don’t be a prisoner of the moment. This was still an exhibition game and it will be the last time any team will have a chance to win against us. Plus this was the Super Bowl on steroids for South Sudan. They’ve been dreaming about this matchup since it was announced and they played better than they’ve ever played before or ever will again. Give them credit for playing their as off but 14 threes shooting +40% is about a once in a lifetime thing for them.

[@TheLionaaa]

USA is supposed to dominate in the game of 🏀

[@araoet]

@@billysummers1616 they got lucky against Serbia yes it will be different after this.

[@martymiyagi9534]

@@billysummers1616excuses excuses excuses lol

[@pg13pacernation30]

Can’t believe Bron is almost 40 going to year 21 and still providing in the clutch 😮💪👑🤧🔥

[@salahsabiti6901]

year 22

[@MS-yo8ty]

LeBron and clutch is the purest example of an oxymoron.

[@Dboogie-c4m]

⁠@@MS-yo8tyand you trying to talk basketball sounds like the literal definition of a MORON

[@Davis_Jr]

If USA runs into a team that’s hot from 3 they could be in trouble.

[@ivanirizarry9421]

No

[@DanceswithHyenas]

If any team runs into another team that is hot from 3, they will be in trouble. It's a make or miss game.

[@Zemlja_je_ravna]

They can lose one game in the groups, that's it.

[@khanapanther]

​@@Zemlja_je_ravna they can lose 2 games in groups. since 2 of the 3 3rd place teams make it. They just have to make sure that their point differential is decent. There's a 100% they make it out of groups.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

South Sudan a lot improvement their GAME 💯

[@Antonio-er1gu]

Brian “Blink 💯 times” Windhorst 😂

[@blablablaa14]

Light must be in his eyes or something. Never seen Windy do that before hahaha

[@johnthonig1692]

Brian blinks more than LeBron says "umm" 🤔😏

[@kevinvega1572]

People are dumb Comparing this to the 1992 team The world has caught up the nba best players are foreign

[@markkaasha2111]

South sudan is that good ......whats wrong with that

[@xavierb9061]

3pt line

[@keithjones3714]

You are all correct

[@79glane928]

Because american players have clearly regressed while they were all improving around the world, which is what we have all been saying for the last decade.

[@79glane928]

​@@markkaasha2111south sudan sucks.

[@tcos918]

Makes sense. Everyone on Team USA is used to be option #1 or #2 at worst, they're not use to playing a role and that's not something you can just turn on overnight.

[@cloudman8911]

Always with excuses.

[@kingsfan_Tim]

Kerr still hasnt learned from last years FIBA championships that you cant just play iso and not defend the 3...South Sudan is well caoched, long/tall and can hit 3s....Kerr should have watched the tapes and disrupt their offense..SS did whatever they want on offense.

[@atg1338]

Maybe you should be the coach since Steve sucks.... You Mr.Know It All trolls are so pathetic

[@noirekuroraigami2270]

Especially when the 3 point line is a foot in😂

[@marcusburrell8023]

Windhorsr switches his mind everyday

[@blablablaa14]

He trying to create a more dramatic story

[@scruffd0g193]

@@blablablaa14he really doesn’t want US to win for the drama.

[@sueprator9314]

He is a Klutch sports mafia lackey.

[@JaredJamesMunar]

That's MEDIA ladies and gentlemen.

[@blablablaa14]

@@scruffd0g193 I mean he wants the US to win, but he wants some drama cause basketball basically ends for 2 months once this olympics thing is over, and ESPN will just talk NFL for months

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

I am impressed with the performance of the South Sudan Team. 🤩

[@heirrose1606]

Able to get stop? South Sudan beat themselves when 2 South Sudan players had the putback gane-winner attempt point blank with zero US players blocking them out or a body on them. The one South Sudan players basically blocked the other who had 2 hands on it first.

[@rathergetpaiid5426]

We were to thirsty for the win we cost ourselves on that last play

[@luedagangsta2645]

43.5pt fav.. and won by a point 😂

[@Antonio-er1gu]

Still won 😂

[@mothegoat6865]

@@Antonio-er1gu They was down most the game and only won off a game winner

[@Antonio-er1gu]

@@mothegoat6865 Team USA won 🤣 Team USA winning Gold 🤣

[@79glane928]

​@Antonio-er1gu only cause they.missed a bunny at the end

[@Antonio-er1gu]

@@mothegoat6865 they WON! 🤣 that’s it stfu 🤫 🤣

[@preventerwind7794]

Kobe up in heaven was like: "Don't make me come down there and build another Redeem Team!"

[@Ghostaredead]

Seems like people forgot the redeem team barely won the gold medal that game went down to the last mins

[@eduardobranco8349]

So americans are not concerned their best players are over 35 and team usa is being carried by a 39 year old?

[@Kstewart14]

South Sudan has hoopers. Whole nba development over there with guys that hoop in the US not gne lie I’m not shocked

[@Youve_GotABeard]

As someone who grew up in the 80’s and 90’s I’m verklemmt. A last second 1 point win over South Sudan?

[@xeres14]

Typical NBA and fans. People look at talent way more than team. How many titles did all those "big 3" teams win? So these players and fans think just because of the star power on the team they can just walk in to these games and play half-heartedly and win. They got lucky because that last shot from South Sudan was very makeable.

[@jimas9775]

And people say they are better than the dream team!! This team doesn’t even sniff the dream team.

[@PaulStudd-l4x]

Best US Olympic teams since they started sending pros: 1992, 1996, 2012, 2008, 2016, 2024, 2020, 2000, 2004

[@phillipe824]

Lay off the drugs

[@chiefgangmusic]

No disrespect but I’m willing to bet South Sudan doesn’t hit 14 three’s in another game this Olympics. That’s still no excuse for Team USA, South Sudan brought it to them and deserve a hellava lot credit for the way they played. I do wish Kerr would stop playing around with the lineup though. Hard to be consistent when you’re constantly changing sh!t.

[@ricomajestic]

Yea cause they'll face better teams.

[@chiefgangmusic]

@@ricomajestic I hope you’re not saying that they’ll face better teams than the USA. That would be the funniest shjt I’ve ever heard in my life 🤣🤣🤣

[@ricomajestic]

@@chiefgangmusic Now say that without crying!

[@chiefgangmusic]

@@ricomajestic name the teams that better than the USA.

[@barnowl2832]

People act like these guys South Sudanese plyers are amateurs, many of them are professional players in Australia's NBL and others have NBA experience The way team USA treated them was like they were a bunch of semi-professionals

[@juliusubaldo5611]

Indeed. I mean what can you expect, they see theirselves as basketball gods and other race for them are inferior in basketball.

[@nuraby_9228]

Just watch Paul Pierce's cringe take on South Sudan. You knew after the South Sudan team saw that they'd come out breathing fire.

[@sueprator9314]

@@juliusubaldo5611 What other race? LOL - they were playing Africans

[@sueprator9314]

@@nuraby_9228 I like Paul but that was way too cocky

[@BLACK_MikeHammer]

And they're ranked #1 in FIBA Africa, over traditional African basketball powerhouses like Nigeria, Angola, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal. They're legit and for real, they probably won't medal but they'll shock a lot of teams... They beat two good European teams in Italy and Lithuania in the Olympic qualifiers enroute to making the actual tournament... They're not scrubs, all legitimate pros..

[@justgottabemyself]

Let's be honest, the team USA games vs Sudan and Germany are from where, the whole squad(Team USA 🇺🇸 ) needs to build, endure, and remain elite, the bigs cannot afford to look bad at rebounding against their peers from the NBA, if they know the goal is to bring back historic gold medals 🥇, also the top 7 all around leaders playing, know where to include everyone in the team USA 🇺🇸 squad on the floor conditioning, limiting as to what i see the bigs to at least 2-3 open 3 pointers per game minimum. Hold strong Team USA 🇺🇸 bring back the gold 🥇. I'm rooting for you all day ya heard!!!!!

[@commentcreepin4567]

It can’t be lost on the fact that they just recently started playing together, they are trying different line ups, there’s different rules, they are traveling all over the world, jet legged etc I’m sure they’re tying to site see during the schedule but I believe they’ll be locked in when the games start and we will be ready.

[@marklumar2034]

Comments are so funny cuz you got half the people saying USA is soft cuz of nba rules and you got the other half saying USA can be beaten by basically playing current nba basketball which is just make a bunch of threes 😂

[@etiennevachon2813]

Oh, last week, the narrative was that the “world feared them”??

[@79glane928]

Yeah they change it to fit the moment.

[@sueprator9314]

It depends on whose video you are CLICKING ON TO. HELLO? CLICK BAIT. That wasn't some unanimous statement!! It was some dude's CLICK BAIT!!!!

[@terryf3282]

Just saw ESPN's 100 top athletes of the 21st century. What a joke! James Harden and Chris Paul who have won nothing ahead of Manny Pacquiao who has won titles in 8 divisions. So many baseball and basketball players on the list nearly 50% of the 100.

[@ashokathegreat4534]

It pissed me off too. Dont forget he came to the USA in the early 2000’s and was nothing. He was a 110 pound donut seller from Manilla. That became the only 8 division world boxing champ in history

[@sioboy]

I don't know if this means something but no one in Team USA against South Sudan went past 25 minutes of play time.

[@housepianist]

South Sudan was simply on fire with their 3’s. Every kind of shot was dropping for them. Sometimes, that can beat a team because it’s easy to create openings for them. It just caused Team USA to play harder. SS didn’t necessarily out-play them per se.

[@baffingirl4648]

Tired of hearing US’s fallback excuse of “they’ve only had “ a small amount of time together! So has Canada, France etc All countries that have NBA players with season just over! Pretty lame too, considering most of US team are veterans

[@Andre-ko7co]

Theyll be fine , they needed the wake up call. I expect consistent excellence here on out and this game helped establish who gets the ball when the game needs steering

[@nobrubahiano6033]

Complex topics are broken down so easily. Everything is made so understandable.

[@LunaAlice-jh4uz]

These comments are filled with so much warmth. Thank you, everyone!

[@edc.3761]

Overconfidence is Team USA's greatest adversary.

[@KoalaSpies-ms5cs]

NBL vs NBA here. Most of the South Sudan players play in the Australian NBL.

[@noirekuroraigami2270]

Exactly many been in Australia since high school....like this ain't Jamaican bobsledders

[@nowifi8063]

@@noirekuroraigami2270Jamaican bobsledders 😂 man I watched that movie about em. Was fun.

[@rathergetpaiid5426]

@@noirekuroraigami2270the team is a mix of Australian american and canadian refugees

[@KoalaSpies-ms5cs]

@@rathergetpaiid5426 I think there are 7 Australians. At least 2 Americans and that one 17 year old who is born and raised in Sudan. Who is the Canadian?

[@KoalaSpies-ms5cs]

@@noirekuroraigami2270 Rather, born in Australia to refugee parents.

[@jasonjanisewski78]

I was told this team could beat the OG Dream Team LoLoL

[@Rjames1099]

Let’s be real, the dream team didn’t have to play the competition of today. Let’s stop the comparison. The dream team would loose lol

[@jasonjanisewski78]

@@Rjames1099 This team needed a last second shot to be Sudan ROFL. The OG Dream Team would have beaten Sudan by 50. They couldn't stop Sudan yet you think they are handling Jordan, Barkley, Pippen, Robinson, etc. That is a good one lol

[@S0l0P]

They did that w/o Bol bol

[@Antonio-er1gu]

They did that without KD 😂

[@Iletyoulive]

@@Antonio-er1guwhat does that even mean

[@HurleyGonzalez]

USA did it without Kevin Durant, Paul George, Jaylen Brown, Brook Lopez and Paolo Banchero. USA could be a lot better. Players like Derrick White, Jrue, Tyrese and Embiid shouldn’t even be there.

[@Antonio-er1gu]

@@Iletyoulive 🤣 stop the 🧢 foh troll 🧌

[@louha8332]

@@HurleyGonzalez What the fk does Lopez and Banchero have to do with this😂that's a big reach

[@Moonsekai-f1b]

Did anyone else notice the small detail at 5:23? It’s so cool!

[@purplegorilla9592]

I'm trying to imagine the reaction of Kobe were he on this team. He'd have these people practicing at 4 in the morning and running 3 man weaves until they all puked.

[@Ace-v6r]

Exactly..... difference between him and the LeBrons and Kevin Durants of the world.

[@שריאללרר]

If thats what team usa needs Practicing at 4 am to beat sudan Its sad

[@gregrowe1168]

Jordan would have benched half the team himself.

[@IchibanNataspuvbjjtgcfy]

​@@gregrowe1168 Exactly! He would have smacked someone in the face for being lazy or missing their defensive assignments! These guys think they are playing in an All-star game! Fun weekend time or something.

[@B.Piercesports]

You know lebron was hollering at kobe right lol

[@mumenraidaa]

People hating on this game saying this is not better than the dream team. You all are just underestimating South Sudan, they have NBA players in their roster and former NBA players in their coaching staff

[@jjboys215]

When Kerr, Lue and Spolstra needed a basket, they all knew who would get the ball

[@pauloinalgan334]

the USA team is not afraid, South Sudan has just awakened their sleeping strength, so get ready, other countries that will compete with them, they will not lose, they will be serious about the match now

[@zauris3]

Have you watched other exibition games? You mean those didnt "awake" anything? 😂

[@willthomas7666]

Lol this USA team is full of old injured players.... were not that good my guy . We could easily lose a game...

[@Antonio-er1gu]

@@willthomas7666 trade this 🤡 to South Sudan for a bag of 🥜

[@carlnash7200]

Agreed. They would rather play golf eat out and drink expensive wines than mentally prepare for the Olympics. No focus

[@nuraby_9228]

ESPN gonna ignore over the blatant disrespect Paul Pierce had towards South Sudan

[@JDTheKobe24]

anthony edwards fouled in the last play. the refs didnt called haha. sudan might won in free throws.

[@Jiujitsuspecialist]

There isn’t a single indoor basketball court in South Sudan. They are simply catching up, no excuse.

[@arsenioseslpodcast3143]

bich stop. There isn't a single white in MURIKKKA that ISN'T racist lmfao

[@luis1208]

We ran into a buzzaw in South Sudan, gotta give em credit for playing playing hard. Good game!

[@ICO-us4to]

Put some respect on South Sudan. USA were up big early in game and it looked like another blowout. South Sudan got back and took a big lead with great defense, hot shooting and ball movement. Very well coached group. They have a whole roster of long athletes who can shoot and a very good PG in Jones. At least Windy could acknowledge the game they played.

[@thenny9081]

The international basketball leagues are actually good. Media needs to give South Sudan credit.

[@kennethwalker4611]

Brian winhorse talking about effort is diabolical

[@philb.1502]

Shout out to South Sudan for playing Team USA tough and aggressively. South Sudan competed and were not intimidated. Team USA needs more practice time.

[@princeamu]

The news has to say something to keep content going lol

[@baffingirl4648]

Sad that Embiid, Pascal Siakam and Christian Koloko, Ulrich Chomche, couldn’t have done the same for their birthplace Camaroon Team!

[@MekkaMehamedi]

We are still proud of our neighbor 🇸🇸 thanks for opening the door for the rest of us Hehe

[@AntonSlizzardhands]

I thought USA would beat Sudan in a blowout, instead they won by a basket. This roster wouldn't stand a chance against the Dream Team.

[@arsenioseslpodcast3143]

LMFAOOOOOOO stfuuuuu. You're comparing this team to a bunch of skinny guys playing against plumbers and farmers. lmfaooooo

[@CraigCharley]

I trust a pilot who controls a weapon that cost millions like a jet, than trust players that use a ball to play a sport. Defense is vital for the safety of American people

[@marialakech]

My country South Sudan 🇸🇸 is only 13 years old we don’t have any indoor basketball courts

[@GeneralRock114]

Looks like they miss Kyrie and Jaylen to me. Let’s be real, there are several guys who shouldn’t be on this team!!!

[@bradlynm.andersonsr.6944]

Idk if Sudan really is that good, the one game the U.S. decides to chill on the 3's, is the same game the opposing team hits a ridiculous number of 3's, the one guy had 21 points on 7 3-pointers, i doubt Sudan ever shoots like that again. Hats off to'em for the effort.

[@jamesbaldwin6235]

Guys any team can get hot from 3 and win a game! Happens all the time in the ncaa

[@rwarren58]

It was a wakeup call. All teams are to be respected.

[@drblazePrIMe]

If Kerr isn’t afraid to change lineups why isn’t AD replacing Embiid??

[@Thadarkknyte82]

I think they should be worried about France, Spain and Australia

[@nolanwalsh9044]

I think the level of concern is with the judges who judged South Sudan for being the best comp the USA team has faced?????🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@VeegovonDOOM]

Sudan had size and shot extremely well, no big deal. Once we sit Embiid we'll be better off.

[@KHN.RVA.28]

So weve forgotten this is like preseason? Kerr is just figuring out the best lineups for the real thing. Ppl need to chill. The world went nutz when the philippians beat team usa this week in basketball...not understand it was totally different tournament and it was abunch of nba bench warmers and d league guys that were sent.

[@AthleticEducation]

Was this a real game or scrimmage?

[@afanofall3131]

Teams around the world simply got better, You can't blow a team out for 40 or 50 unlike the old days where they mainly played with a bunch of less skilled opponents compared to today's era. This is just another reason for team USA to take this seriously which they did and won.

[@carolyoung8945]

Nope!! These are supposed to be the greatest players in the NBA some going to the HOF,, they make millions of dollars and they need a hero to beat an overseas team, no matter how good that team is, it's embarrassing, funny, or just outright sad😂😢😂😢😂😢😢😂.

[@steplaland]

Can anyone on this South Sudan team even make a NBA roster, this was quite embarrassing vs top 20 American talent.

[@gabepizza]

One of the players is on an NBA rooster. JT Thor

[@BLACK_MikeHammer]

Wenyen Gabriel one of the SS players was a teammate of LeBron James a few seasons ago on the Lakers, a pretty good role player off their bench.. He's played for six other NBA teams, a journey man so to speak but he has NBA talent...

[@marcuselvard5922]

Imagine an unfunded team from a country in crisis embarrassed an elite team of NBA super stars worth billions of dollars. And they continue to claim the title of world champion after each NBA season. What an embarrassment!!! The real winners are South Sudan😂😂

[@TheHuskyK9]

-Wenyen Gabriel was a Laker with LeBron for a couple years -JT Thor was on the Hornets -Luol Deng is a former NBA player now assistant coach

[@phillipe824]

Do your research before u post

[@Meme_dad1]

When ever you have LeTrump on your team your organization/team will struggle.

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

After the debacle in Vietnam where Team USA failed to even medal at the FIBA World Cup, this performance was a loss in my opinion by not covering the 43.5 point spread. It's time to ask the question that everyone wants to ask... "IS IT TOO LATE TO FIRE STEVE KERR...?"

[@serge6885]

Zero concern. Team USA is so much better than the other teams.

[@barnowl2832]

1 point better and 6 points better lol

[@aaron-jp8ib]

No they are not. If you’re talking 1-on-1 2k ratings yea. But as far as team basketball we are not much better than any team anymore. These other teams have been together for years. We have been together for 3 weeks

[@DukeJimbob]

So much better lol we barely won and was a 43 pt favorite

[@chadmendiola9833]

"So much better" yet they barely survived 👌This basically showed the rest of the world the opposite 😂

[@JDTheKobe24]

anthony edwards fouled in the last play. the refs didnt called haha. sudan might won in free throws.

[@StepnieW]

The problem is that Curry and Booker are defensive liabilities, and they need consistent low post-threat to slow the pace when the 3-point shots are not going in.

[@ladolobor2346]

We South Sudan are not known very much to rest of the world, but we will surprise people in Olimpics 🏀

[@nobleskywalker4639]

I mean when Curry "the greatest shooter ever created" and Edwards "the next MJ" go for 3-9 and 1-7 for 3... yeah it's gonna be a close game. I can't believe it took the old man to beat Sudan. But hey give Sudan credit they showed the USA they are not infallible

[@sueprator9314]

LIFE IS LIKE THAT, KID - IT JUST ISN'T SOME PERFECT PICTURE ALL THE TIME.

[@nobleskywalker4639]

@sueprator9314 you are right, son, but see the thing about adversity is your reaction to it, and many of them did not react well

[@carloscostajr5326]

In the 90s, the NBA defense was tougher and more physical than the FIBA basketball defense. When NBA players played FIBA they found it easier. Today it's the opposite, the NBA defense is softer than FIBA basketball, which is why players like Luka say that the NBA is easier to play. The NBA's defense needs to be strong again, not just in the playoffs. Coach Kerr needs to be flexible in his decisions and get out of the pre-game schedule a little.

[@Scotty2Hotty1122]

The first half they went 1-13 in the half from 3… let’s be honest I don’t see that happening often.

[@TobiMesh]

Overhyped after Canada, crowned after Serbia, now jittery after Sudan. Pple are hear to compete and the world has gotten better. FIBA basketball is full of jeopardy. Team USA needs to stay humble, stay even keel and compete.

[@twosawyers]

South Sudan was not there to lose. Overconfidence is alway a weakness of any powerful entity.

[@SenorTy30]

I don’t get betting odds. Are those huge differences? Can someone explain 😅

[@LoneSamurai_X]

Letting Sudan score 100pts in a 40 min game. There's ZERO ways to justify or make excuses for this 💀💀💀

[@Peter123969]

Paul Pierce was mocking team South Sudan all week. The arrogance is real. Saying team USA will beat them by 30+ pts. Learn to stay humble people.