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![Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Canada guard Jamal Murray (4) looks on in the second quarter against USA in the USA Basketball Showcase at T-Mobile Arena.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/07/USP-Basketball_-USA-Basketball-Showcase-Las-Vega-1-e1722363386410.jpg?w=1000&h=600&crop=1)
Canada still looks like Team USA’s biggest basketball threat despite Jamal Murray’s inconsistency
Canada has a real chance against Team USA ... IF Jamal Murray gets it together
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Japan's Rui Hachimura was ejected for fouling France's Rudy Gobert in the Olympics and fans hated it
Some fans think France got a favorable whistle at home against Japan.
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Victor Wembanyama stood two feet (!) taller than an opponent on Japan during an Olympics victory
The tallest Olympic basketball player played against the smallest.
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Steve Kerr shouldn't feel obligated to play Jayson Tatum during the 2024 Paris Olympics
Team USA needs to go with the best fit, even if that doesn't include Jayson Tatum.
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Former NBA player Chase Budinger remarkably won his first beach volleyball match as an Olympian
Chase Budinger is so absurdly impressive.