Since the closing ceremonies for the XXXI Olympiad basketball insiders around the world are baffled by the dominance of the United States in men’s basketball. The U.S. men’s team won their third consecutive team gold medal in Rio, offing Serbia in a lopsided 96-66 victory. Without a starting lineup of All-Star stat sheet stuffers the U.S. remained unbeatable in Olympic play. The three-peat in Rio marks the end of an era for men’s basketball, it was New York Knicks star Carmel

Every four years we get the world's greatest athletes in one place to compete for dominance of their respective sport. Many try, many fail, and there is only one person or persons that sit atop of the podium in ultimate victory. One sport that has been particularly dominated by Team USA, is basketball. If you are a sports fan and specifically a basketball fan, you have to be excited about USA Basketball. If you are not excited, I understand why. You are one of the many who ar

The NBA season has been over for quite some time, but NBA players are still competing around the world in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Philadelphia 76ers have a few players representing other countries, such as Dario Saric for Croatia and Sergio Rodriguez for Spain. Both of these players are experienced and are future pieces in the Sixers puzzle, so it's interesting to see how they have fared so far in the Olympics. Dario Saric: Saric and Croatia have suffered two losses alread

The Australian Men’s Basketball team came to the XXXI Olympiad with three NBA players in Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova and Andrew Bogut in tow; becoming the second team to beat in Rio. The Boomers gave Carmelo Anthony & Co. a scare, losing only by 10 points to the U.S. in the 88-98 loss but the Aussies are definitely in silver medal contention with their scrappy play and defensive prowess on the hardwood. The Aussies led the Americans by eight points in the first half and

The USA men’s basketball team is running on all cylinders in Rio, coasting to a 51-point win over Venezuela Monday. The talent in America is so deep that the U.S. is dominating their opponents without a starting lineup of all-stars; Stephen Curry, LeBron James and James Harden all opted not to compete in the XXXI Olympiad; even without that star power stuffing stat sheets team USA is cruising on its quest to win a 15th gold medal. Now of course this isn’t The Dream Team that

*Photo via Sportsrageous.com The USA men’s and women’s basketball teams decided to forgo the abysmal housing accommodations in the Olympic Village, opting to stay instead aboard a lavish 196-cabin cruise ship docked at Pier Maua in Rio de Janeiro. According to the New York Daily News the players will call The Silver Cloud home during the course of the games in Brazil in what most around the world expect to result in two gold medals. Complete with a spa, several dining areas,

*Photo via CBS Sports Minnesota Timberwolves star Andrew Wiggins decided not to play for his national team in their quest to Rio. Wiggin’s agent Bill Duffy broke the news that the 21-year-old had decided not to play in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the Philippines. Canada was routed by France in Manilla by nine points, just one game shy of making it back to the Olympics since they first qualified back in 2000. “After much thought, considering and speaking with my famil