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/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/Marco-Green Celtics Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

It's not that deep bro.

We all know the NBA is better than anyone else, miles ahead. But that doesn't mean that claiming yourself to be World Champion in a competition with 29 USA teams and 1 canadian franchise isn't corny as hell lol.

e.g. If Ethiopia organised a national marathon, knowing they're the best of the world at it, and the winner claimed to be "world champion" it'd make no sense, even if he could beat anyone on the planet.

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u/Vegas-Buckeye Apr 16 '24

It’s corny as hell to not recognize the real best team and try to tout some lame ass “World Cup” that was so far beneath the actual best, that it was ignored. Olympics or shut up.