Killian Hayes #7 of the Detroit Pistons (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
At least two of the Detroit Pistons were happy when France was able to outplay Team USA down the stretch and hold on for a 83-76 victory in the opening game of the Tokyo Olympics.
Team France is good, with several NBA players including Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, guard Evan Fournier and forward Nic Batum.
But that doesn’t mean this wasn’t an embarrassing loss for the U.S., who were the favorites coming into the Olympics and will be considered complete failures if they end up with anything other than gold.