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That was maybe the best game in the history of basketball, because (from) the last 15 years, you had so many (NBA) MVPs on the court (in Team USA's LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant, as well as Serbia's Nikola Jokić),
Serbian guard Aleksa Avramović said It’s all about Team USA against France, but I know myself, I’m going to interact myself and I’m going to enjoy it, ... They’re going to boo me. I’m going to go back at them and tell ’em to suck it. And so it’s going to be fun.”
Embiid said before joking with a smile Hey, I played with (Embiid) in the (New York Knicks’ Madison Square) Garden,
If it is USA, I think it’s going to be an interesting game,
Guerschon Yabusele, the 6-foot-8, 271-pound French big man who played so well against Germany (17 points, seven rebounds) that he inspired “MVP” chants from the raucous crowd at Bercy Arena in the third quarter, said after France’s semifinal win but before the Americans beat Serbia I don’t care now,
Batum, who had nine points against Germany and a spectacular block of Dennis Schröder in the third quarter, told The Athletic I wasn’t very impressed with their last game,
I think the atmosphere will be incredible,
They have the most talented team in the world,
France center Rudy Gobert said of the Americans It's not about what Jayson is doing or not doing,
I was trying to be aggressive, make plays for our team, try to do a little bit of everything on the floor and my teammates believed in me,
Each game is extremely different, but the main thing is that we win, so whatever we've got to do or I've got to do from game to game to be a part of that and contribute when I can, I'm going to do that,
Tatum said following the United States' win over Brazil on Tuesday