Team USA won Group E of the 2019 FIBA World Cup and is now headed to the second round of group play (along with the Czech Republic) to take on Greece and Brazil. The top two teams from this new group will advance to the knockout rounds. Results from the initial group round carry over, so that gives the undefeated Americans and Brazilians an automatic upper hand. First up is Greece.
U.S.A. vs. Greece
September 7 | 7:30 AM CT | Shenzhen
Watch: ESPN+
Injuries: Jayson Tatum (ankle — out), Marcus Smart (quad — day-to-day)
Team USA is a group of very solid NBA players and obviously has the most NBA talent at the World Cup, but it’s a ragtag group that hasn’t spent as much time together as several of the other international teams and lacks one big element: a go-to scorer to rely on when things get tight — a team MVP, if you will.