The star-studded USA Men’s basketball team including the likes of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant among others, are all set to feature in the Paris Olympics 2024. Ahead of the Olympic games, Team USA defeated Canada in Las Vegas, followed by their two Abu Dhabi clashes against Australia and Serbia in the showcase matchups. After the USA’s clash against Serbia, Steph Curry expressed his annoyance with Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which has been played a lot recently.
USA defeated Nikola Jokic’s Serbia 105-79 in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday with Stephen Curry scoring 24 points with 6-off-9 three-pointers. The Golden State Warriors star guard scored 18 of his points in the first 11 minutes. Following Curry, Bam Adebayo scored 17, Anthony Edwards dropped 16 and LeBron had 11 points.
After the game, American rapper Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” was played in the arena, much like a Team USA ritual. However, Steph Curry appeared to be tired of the track and said, “Damn with this song. It’s not the only song in America.” USA captain LeBron James replied, “I love it.”
Watch the video here:
Steph Curry and Team USA meet Paul Pogba in Abu Dhabi
Many popular personalities attended the clash between USA and Serbia in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. French football star Paul Pogba was among those and the 31-year-old met Team USA and Stephen Curry. In a viral video on social media, Curry dapped up Pogba and had a casual conversation.
Watch the video here:
Apart from Curry, Pogba was also pictured with Joel Embiid, Bam Adebayo, and Anthony Edwards.
Ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024, Team USA will face South Sudan and Germany in London, United Kingdom on Sunday and Tuesday respectively.