The U.S. men's basketball team lost to France in its Olympic opener and fans ripped them for it
Not the best of starts for Team USA!
The U.S. men’s basketball team had its struggles leading up to the Tokyo Olympics and then those struggles continued Sunday in a big way as the team, which is made up of NBA stars, lost its opener to France, 83-76.
This was the first game coached by Gregg Popovich, the legendary coach of the San Antonio Spurs, and it was the first Olympic loss by the men’s team since 2004.
Evan Fournier, who plays for the Boston Celtics, led France with a game-high 28 points. For real.
Jrue Holiday, who just celebrated a NBA title with the Bucks a few days ago, led Team USA with 18 points. Kevin Durant had just 10 points.
France snaps the U.S. men's 25-game winning streak in the Olympics and wins 83-76.
It's the 1st loss for Team USA men's basketball in the Olympics since 2004 when it fell to Argentina in Athens. pic.twitter.com/78v2cxLUuC
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 25, 2021
The U.S. team should roll in its next two group games and get to the knockout stage but this loss was a bad one and had fans on Twitter going off.