It was the first loss for the U.S. in a major international tournament or exhibition since the 2006 world championship semifinals against Greece.
MELBOURNE, Australia — The World Cup is a week away, and the United States is no lock for gold.For the first time in nearly 13 years, a U.S. roster of NBA players played an international game — and lost.
The Americans won the bronze there, then were unbeaten through the cycles for the 2007 FIBA Americas, 2008 Olympics, 2010 World Cup, 2012 Olympics, 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. "Some of it is expected with a new group that's trying to learn about each other and learn a system," U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said."So it's not surprising. But the Aussies gave us a great lesson as far as where we want to be and how you have to play in this kind of a competition."
USA Basketball is No. 1 in FIBA's world rankings, but so far in the run-up to this World Cup — with most of the top NBA stars deciding to not play this summer — the Americans have not looked like a lock for more gold.
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