Zach LaVine, Matisse Thybulle (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Maybe the worst stretch ever in an exhibition circuit for the United States men’s basketball team arrived in the past four days. And the Chicago Bulls have a star shooting guard of theirs, Zach LaVine, taking part in some of the disappointment to start this pre-Olympic circuit of international friendlies.
On July 10, the United States kicked off their pre-Olympic circuit of exhibition games with a stunning upset loss at the hands of Nigeria. That looked like a slip-up where the United States could at least recover in the next couple of games.