Coming off a seventh-place finish in the last World Cup four years ago, this U.S. team knows there’s no shortage of doubters entering this tournament.
Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers shoots during training camp for the United States men's basketball team Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Las Vegas.Tyrese Haliburton loves road games. Few things in basketball make him happier than going into a hostile environment and hearing the sweet sound of disappointed silence.No longer the No.
The U.S. knows all the reasons why some may think it’s vulnerable in this World Cup: The team has no All-NBA players , nobody on the roster has ever played on the World Cup or Olympic stage, and there’s not a lot of experience playing together as opposed to some nations who have had a team core together for years.
“I’m playing for the United States. We know what our calling is,” U.S. forward Bobby Portis of Milwaukee said. “Our standard is gold. Anything less than that is kind of a failure for us. But with me, man, I just have the same mentality on a daily basis. I’m still counted out. I see a lot of guys that think that I shouldn’t even be on the team. I have to go out there and prove it on a daily basis that I belong here.
From there, two more friendly games await next week in Abu Dhabi against Greece and Germany before the team heads to the Philippines to start the World Cup against New Zealand on Aug. 26.
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