LAS VEGAS – DeAndre Jordan donned a Team USA jersey in a live action game against an opponent other than his own Olympic team for the first time ever Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Jordan finished with six points, six rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal in 16 minutes of action in his first exhibition game for Team USA, which cruised to a 111-74 win against Argentina.
“It was super exciting just to finally be able to play against some more competition besides ourselves in practice,” Jordan said.
The peculiar feeling playing alongside guys who’ve always been rivals takes a second to get used to, as Jordan found out when he said he secured a rebound and nearly second-guessing a pass to Carmelo Anthony at one point in the night.