A team without any NBA superstars failed to get the job done at this year's Paris games.
Although the Team USA has looked borderline unbeatable across the group play phase in men's 5-on-5 basketball at this year's Paris Olympics, the 3-on-3 team has seen considerably less success so far.Sunday, the U.S. was eliminated prior to the medal round with a 2-5 record.The lone player with any NBA experience, sharpshooting former lottery pick point guard Jimmer Fredette, missed the entirety of Team USA's final game against Team Netherlands on Sunday, in a lopsided 21-6 defeat.
'We have 'USA' across the chest, we're expected to win,' said Travis. 'People that don't know 3x3 will see this and think, 'What the heck are those guys doing? They're terrible.' But if you know the game, it's almost impossible to win at this stage. It's so much intensity, and it takes so much out of you. To win two games, and two came down to the wire, it was a hell of a feat for us.
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