The two All-Stars put an exclamation point on the Americans' first half performance.
On Monday, Team USA suited up to play against Germany in another Olympic exhibition men's basketball matchup—this one in London.. So the expectation coming into today's contest was that Team USA would play like they wanted to remind everyone who's the king of Olympic basketball.
And they did! For a quarter. USA entered the post-first quarter break up double digits on the Germans. But the gap was quickly closed and late in the second quarter the U.S. found itself in need of a spark with Germany only a few points back. Enter center Joel Embiid and guard Anthony Edwards, two first-time Olympians who do not lack for swagger or skill. The pair combined for maybe the most electric sequence of early Olympic play right when Team USA needed it. Embiid made an excellent play to recover and block a dunk, allowing Edwards to race out in transition, pull off a sweet crossover move, and jam it home.for the American audience.
Germany kept the contest close despite it all. Team USA will need more than a few highlight-reel plays to remain undefeated—and eventually claim a gold medal in Paris.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead.
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