Team USA and head coach Steve Kerr arrived in the Philippine capital of Manila on Tuesday local time and received a warm welcome (figuratively and literally, given the humid tropical conditions) upon stepping off the plane, thus signaling the beginning of their 2023 FIBA World Cup campaign in an effort to improve on the disappointing seventh-place finish in the 2019 edition.
The team had their first practice in Mall of Asia arena — the venue in which they will face the likes of New Zealand, Greece, and Jordan — on Wednesday night. Although media weren’t allowed to film the practice session itself, this author got a glimpse of one particular set Team USA was practicing.