{"id":313400,"date":"2021-08-01T16:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T13:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/usa-mens-basketballs-real-olympics-challenge-begins\/"},"modified":"2021-08-01T16:05:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T13:05:48","slug":"usa-mens-basketballs-real-olympics-challenge-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/usa-mens-basketballs-real-olympics-challenge-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"#USA men&#8217;s basketball&#8217;s real Olympics challenge begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a0e5c70141\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a0e5c70141\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/usa-mens-basketballs-real-olympics-challenge-begins\/#Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\" >Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#USA men&#8217;s basketball&#8217;s real Olympics challenge begins<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Gregg-Popovich-speaks-to-the-team-USA-players-on-Saturday..jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Team USA men\u2019s basketball may have rebounded from its dismal loss to start the Olympics, but now the real challenge begins.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and Co. will meet Spain in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, and if victorious, the US will likely draw Australia next. <\/p>\n<p>The Aussies, which defeated the US in an exhibition, will take on Argentina. <\/p>\n<p>Team USA and Spain are very familiar with one another, having played in the 2008 and 2012 gold medal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s and in the semifinals in 2016. Spain\u2019s roster is led by the Gasol brothers, Marc and Pau, and Ricky Rubio. The Spaniards went 2-1 in pool play, defeating Japan and Argentina and losing to Slovenia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\"><\/span>Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis Olympics is just going to get better as far as basketball is concerned, because the teams are all pretty passionate and very talented and have a lot of individual players that people will enjoy on TV,\u201d American coach Gregg Popovich said.<\/p>\n<p>After having their 25-game Olympic winning streak sn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed last week against France, Team USA bounced back to knock off Iran and the Czech Republic\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard and Co. will meet Spain in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, and if victorious, the US will likely draw Australia next. 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