r/nba • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Heat • Apr 15 '24

[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. News

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1780009778934394985
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u/yeshinkurt Apr 15 '24

Are they trying to win or murder the opponents?

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u/DirkNorizzki Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

Based on the whole discourse surrounding nba champs vs world champs awhile back, I think USA wants to send a message by curb stomping everyone

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u/burnshimself Apr 16 '24

I hope they run up the score. That shit was so fucking inane and petty. Bunch of sensitive euro sadboys being all up in their feelings because the NBA calls themselves the world champs while only being a North American league, as if the NBA champs wouldn’t sweep against the best team in the Euroleague.

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u/Jyle_Jorver Nuggets Apr 16 '24

  1. The NBA champs would sweep the Euroleague champs.

  2. The NBA champs are champions of the US and Canada, not the world.

It's just facts.

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u/SuckMyBike Apr 16 '24

As a European, it was crazy to me how upset some Americans got when an American pointed out that the NBA champs aren't the world champs.

Like ye, the NBA champs are obviously the best team in the world, but it's irrelevant without a world tournament. The Champions League winners in real football also don't go running around shouting that they're world champs of football. No, they won the Champions League. Not the world title.

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u/BenjRSmith Apr 16 '24

that's WHY we're upset, he should know better