‘Ice-cold’ USA cop big World Cup scare after ‘worst shooting we’ve seen’
September 1st, 2023 9:22 pm
FIBA Basketball World Cup | Watch every Australian Boomers and Team USA game plus the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and Final FREE & LIVE with ESPN on Kayo Freebies.Montenegro, a lowly 18th in the FIBA rankings coming into the tournament, reached the second round with a 2-1 record, beating Mexico and Egypt before a heavy loss to Lithuania.The European side, which is led by Chicago Bull Nikola Vucevic, took the fight right up to the Americans.
“An unsportsmanlike foul has been called on Simonovic,” FIBA commentator Jeff Taylor said during the game. “Completely uneccessary. It led to US assistant coach Mark Few to yell “let’s get some fire in our eyes” during the halftime break. “Montenegro will be in the locker room talking about the great opportunity they’ve got to spring an upset and get probably the biggest win in their history.”
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