Scott Stinson: As many pros remain indifferent to the Olympics, some still provide high drama at Tokyo 2020 TokyoTakeTwo Tokyo2020
The Americans quickly fell behind by 10 points to the plucky Czech Republic — who beat Canada in the last-chance qualifying tournament — and they looked, as they often have since assembling last month, not all that interested in playing hard. They hoisted early shots, and missed most of them, didn’t do much on defence, and trailed 25-14 after the first quarter.Article content
It was not a great advertisement for the inclusion of professionals at the Olympics. After days of events in which athletes scratch and claw just to get here and live and die with every stroke and stride and exertion, a random collection of fellows shows up, yawns their way around the court for a bit and then casually tosses an opponent aside.
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