Who would have thought that a gutted version of Team USA that features virtually no superstars would no longer be the unstoppable force in international play that they once were? If anyone still held firm in their belief this was a gold medal team after USA narrowly escaped with an overtime victory against Lithuania, France quickly silenced them after blowing the USA out in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Thankfully, Portland Trail Blazers stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum didn’t stick around to play for this embarrassment.
Perhaps things would have gone differently if they had suited up.