NBA

Team USA Gets Beaten By Germany In Semifinals

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2 years ago

September 8, 2023

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Team USA Gets Beaten By Germany In Semifinals

Germany makes incredible history by not only coming into this game as the underdog but clinching their first-ever World Cup berth.

For Team USA, this will be the second consecutive time in this event where they’ll be settling for less than gold.

The Germans out-manned the Americans, it was as simple as that. Talent-wise, Team USA is better. However, they lacked size and that gamble didn’t turn out.

The favorable underdogs secured 12 more offensive rebounds than the United States, which allowed them to score 17 more second-chance points.

The size difference and how Germany was smoking them offensively and defensively allowed them to have such big, commanding leads throughout the contest.

Despite Team USA rallying back in the fourth quarter, Dennis Schroder, Franz Wagner, and company iced them out completely. A priceless Schroder jumper and a costly Anthony Edwards turnover sealed America’s fate.

Also, don’t forget about former NBA big man, Daniel Theis. He put on a show putting up 21 points and 5 rebounds. To put in perspective his day, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Bobby Portis combined for 13 points and 5 rebounds.

Team Canada also lost their semifinal game, it was an upset as everyone was predicting Canada to steamroll Serbia. However, like Team USA, the Canadians fell and now will be competing against the USA for bronze.

Sunday will be the finale of this tournament with Serbia taking on Germany.

Jordan Poole

Jordan Poole (Quad Strain) Out At Least A Week

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1 week ago

November 7, 2025

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According to the New Orleans Pelicans, Jordan Poole has suffered a quad strain and will be out for at least 7-10 days. He will be re-evaluated after that period to see if the mild injury goes down.

In his first season with his new team, he’s averaging 17.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 3.4 assists.

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Zion Williamson’s Trade Value At An All-Time Low

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1 week ago

November 7, 2025

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According to multiple reports, spearheaded by ESPN, while the New Orleans Pelicans have found some success ever since starting 0-6 on the season, chatter has risen if this is due to Zion Williamson being out or not.

Williamson and the Pelicans have had a very shaky, up-and-down relationship since he was drafted by them. There has always been rumors of New Orleans wanting to trade him away and start fresh. Mainly to get a more reliable, correctly-aligned (mindset wise) player.

With the 25-year-old currently out due to rehabbing from a hamstring strain, the Pelicans have been having internal conversations about moving on from the franchise superstar.

However, it may be more wishful thinking due to not many franchises wanting the injury-prone forward. His current trade value is not very high, in fact, it’s at incredible lows. This even comes with mostly non-guaranteed salary for the next two seasons.

“To be honest, their move might be a win-now trade, not a Zion trade,” a rival executive said. “His trade value isn’t there and they are facing some pressure to win.”

It’s unclear what the Pelicans are asking in return for Williamson, but his name is definitely a name to keep an eye on.