Draymond Green’s Issue With Steve Kerr’s LeBron James, Steph Curry Decision vs. Serbia

In every Olympics, most fans just assume that Team USA will be given the gold medal in basketball simply because they are the most talented team.

For the most part, that theory has come to fruition in almost every Olympics of the 2000s. Team USA has won four straight gold medals, and heading into the 2024 Paris Games they were sending what many believed to be the best Olympic team ever.

Through their first four games in Paris, the U.S. won by an average of 24.75 points and were looking like no one could stop them. However, one of the teams that they blew out in the group stage and played before coming to Paris was the Nikola Jokic-led Serbia squad. A very talented team that they played again on Thursday with a trip to the gold medal game on the line. Unlike the two previous meetings that saw the Stars and Stripes blow them out, Serbia came out like a team possessed. The Serbian team led by 11 at the half, while Team USA was hanging on solely due to the sharpshooting of Steph Curry, and the playmaking of LeBron James.

With Team USA looking to chip away at the lead in the third quarter, Serbia was able to protect their lead. The Americans had it within a couple of possessions, but by the time the fourth quarter rolled around, Team USA was trailing 76-63.  Just when it seemed like the lineup was in a groove in the third, Steve Kerr who has been under fire for his rotations all Olympics decided to pull both Curry and James.

A move that his current Golden State Warriors star, Draymond Green, questioned on the app formerly known as Twitter.

"Steph and Bron not tired," Green wrote on social media after Serbia began to build their lead back up in the third.

That wasn't the only coaching question Green had for Kerr, as he also called him out for not playing former Warrior and the legendary Team USA player, Kevin Durant.

"Would love to see KD in the game right now," wrote Green after Durant seemed to no longer be in the rotation for Team USA.

Luckily for Team USA, both James and Curry picked up right where they left off in the fourth quarter and were able to help the U.S. take a lead. On top of that, the United States was able to walk away with a 95-91 win.

Curry finished with a game-high 36 points on 12-of-19 shooting from the field and 9-of-4 shooting from deep, while James added 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists. Team USA will face off against France in the gold medal game on Saturday.