Team USA will practice Thursday and play Germany, the only undefeated team in the FIBA World Cup, in semifinal action at 8:40 a.m. ET Friday. The winner of that game will play the winner of Canada vs. Serbia in Sunday’s Finals. Those two play four hours earlier.
After destroying Italy by 37 Tuesday — led by Mikal Bridges 24 points and seven rebounds — the team got its longest stretch without playing since August 25 when they opened against New Zealand. In fact, they were able to spend a big part of Wednesday visiting the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, the largest overseas U.