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Team USA suffered a crushing defeat at theFIBA World Cup, losing to France 89 – 79. The upset snapped a 58 – game Team USA win streak and left the Americans without a gold medal in a major international tournament for the first time since 2006
Democrat Andrew Yang Says Team USA’s Loss to France Wasn’t a Shock
Despite competing in the 2019 FIBA World Cup with a roster that lacked the superstar names typically associated with Team USA, the Americans were still far-and-away the most talented group – and theodds-on favoritesto win the gold medal.
However, the upset loss didn’t come as a shock to Democratic presidential candidateAndrew Yang.
Team USA Basketball not winning the gold medal is disappointing but not surprising. The rest of the world is catching up in talent and other national teams have higher levels of continuity. Hats off to the players who are repping the US – they are doing it the right way. Yang
– Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang)September 11, 2019
Yang, a dark-horse candidate whosecult-like social media fanbasehas helped him outlast higher-profile politicians like Kirsten Gillibrand, tweeted that Team USA’s loss was “not surprising”:
“Team USA Basketball not winning the gold medal is disappointing but not surprising. The rest of the world is catching up in talent and other national teams have higher levels of continuity. Hats off to the players who are repping the US – they are doing it the right way. ”
Donovan Mitchell led the US with 29 points, but the Utah Jazz guard failed to score in the fourth quarter as Francerecovered from a seven-point deficitto secure a double-digit victory and a spot in the semifinals.
Team USA’s World Cup roster was more noteworthy this year for the superstars whodeclined to participatethan it was for the players who did make the trip to China. However, it’s not as though the US fielded a team of scrubs.
Analysis fromESPNestimated that the Team USA roster would win 56. 4 games against a neutral schedule, better than any NBA team . Kemba Walker, an All-NBA guard who recently signed a four-year, $ 141 million contract with the Boston Celtics, scored just 10 points in the loss against France.
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