LAS VEGAS — A Damian Lillard three rattled in late in the fourth quarter of USA Basketball’s exhibition game win over Spain on Sunday, and on the opposite end of the floor Draymond Green ripped his fist through the air. A week that began with a humiliating loss to Nigeria had ended with back-to-back wins over Argentina and Spain, the latter fueled by a 47-38 second half surge that ran the U.S.’s longtime rival off the floor.
Suddenly, all was right with USA Basketball.
Now … let’s see how long that lasts.
Team USA is Tokyo-bound this week for the Olympics, and no one can be sure what medals—if any—they will be wearing on the flight back.