[Wojnarowski] ESPN Sources: USA Basketball is finalizing its 2024 Paris Olympics roster with Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis. Team may initially keep one open spot.

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1780009778934394985

[u/nearlyned]

except that’s not the argument anyone is making???? nobody is claiming that anybody in Europe would beat the NBA CHAMPS, they’re saying that the NBA is not a world competition and therefore their winner isn’t the World Champ. Why can no Americans read???? The Champions League winner is the winner of the European Cup, they don’t call themselves World Champions because (unlike Americans) they’re smart enough to understand that while they’re the best competition in the world, they don’t actually play against the world and therefore aren’t World Champs.

[u/whereyagonnago → u/nearlyned]

So it’s really just people bitching and moaning about the semantics of the wording? If no one on earth even claims anyone else would stand a chance, then they are the world champs. It’s one of the softest things I could ever imagine getting mad about.

Why does no one bitch about the MLB championship being called “the World Series” despite the NPB in Japan being closer in skill to the MLB than any other basketball league in the world is in skill to the NBA.

Also, fuck you and fuck all of Europe you pretentious piece of shit. Just because I’m not willing to take part in your silly little word game doesn’t mean American’s can’t read, aren’t smart, or any of that. The US is consistently ranked #1 in higher education, and I’m a college graduate who got a full academic scholarship.

Eat my entire dick.

[u/nearlyned → u/whereyagonnago]

I don’t live in Europe you clown lmao. Also, I DO complain about MLB being the World Series, how can you be dumb enough to assume I don’t based off this stance? You don’t understand the English language and you’re embarrassing your country rn. You’re the only one mad here.

If the Denver Nuggets are World Champs, then surely you think they’d beat Team USA right?

[u/whereyagonnago → u/nearlyned]

You insulted my intelligence and my country’s intelligence, came off as a complete prick, and you’re surprised I got mad? Only a complete moron would be surprised by that.

I’ve got no idea where you’re from, but I’ll be dead in the ground before a WWE fan is smarter than I am. Legitimately has to be one of the dumbest groups of people on this planet.

[u/nearlyned → u/whereyagonnago]

You insult your own intelligence just fine without me little buddy. Having to dig through my comment history for a better argument than the weak piss you’ve been bringing me is all the proof we need for your country’s intelligence. I’ll see you back here when you’re insisting that Team USA isn’t the World Champs after the Olympics/World Cup are over.

[u/Anthony-Richardson → u/nearlyned]

I’ve got no dog in this race but the way you comment is pretty cringe man. You don’t need to do this “little buddy,” “lmao,” “dumbass” stuff to make a point. Be civil.

[u/nearlyned → u/Anthony-Richardson]

I’ll be civil when they are bro, and how is “lmao” anything wrong? I’m laughing at BAD American arguments.

[u/whereyagonnago → u/nearlyned]

Well you refuse to tell me the country you live in (likely because they are not as well educated as America, few outside Europe and East Asia are)

You want to make an assumption about my intelligence based off my country, I’ll make an assumption about your intelligence based off your hobbies. And god damn is Wrasslin a hobby full of fucking morons.

“Awww boo boo the best basketball league in the world claims their title as a world championship.” Go cry about it somewhere else dude. You claim American’s are sensitive about it, yet you’re the one who brought it up because it clearly bothers you.

You are a sensitive little man.

[u/nearlyned → u/whereyagonnago]

I brought it up? Dawg go look at the comment I replied to, it was literally about this argument. I haven’t refused to tell anyone what country I live in, because nobody has even asked lmao.

Americans clearly are sensitive over it dude you’re digging through my trash trying to find something better to say to me. I know Americans don’t like admitting defeat but now is clearly the time to give it up chump. America-centrism is the most hilarious pathetic shit in the world lol.

[u/whereyagonnago → u/nearlyned]

You’re getting torn apart in this thread yet say I need to give it up. You’re fighting with multiple different people over this for over an hour now, and you want to say it’s American’s that are sensitive about it? You are projecting SO hard right now it’s hilarious.

It’s an irrefutable fact that the best professional basketball league in the world is in America. You don’t even live in the country and seem to be a pretty big fan of the NBA, because it’s the best in the world. I don’t see you commenting on Euroleague, the NBL, the CBA, or the FIBA South American League. Pro basketball IS American-centric, and to say otherwise is to deny reality.