As most basketball fans are well aware, Team USA lost twice this week to Australia and Nigeria in exhibition games leading up to the Olympic qualifying round. It could happen again Friday when Team USA squares off in a doubleheader against Australia again.
Many people have written this off as if we shouldn’t care about losing since they are just exhibition games.
Every time a player puts on a Team USA jersey, it should be about pride, about representing the Red, White and Blue, and it should be about going out on the floor and showing everyone this is the greatest basketball-playing nation in the world.