Tremont Waters scores 18 points for Puerto Rico in Olympic opening loss

It wasn’t the best debut for the Puerto Rico men’s basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

It lost its opener early on Sunday morning to South Sudan 90-79, but former LSU basketball star Tremont Waters made an impact. He started the game and ultimately finished second on the team with 18 points, though he wasn’t particularly efficient and shot just 6 of 19 in the game.

He took 10 three-point shots in the game, but he made just three.

Waters is making his Olympic debut and currently plays professionally in Puerto Rico after spending some time in the NBA earlier in his career, appearing in 40 games over four seasons.

He and Puerto Rico will be back in action as they continue group play in Pool C against Serbia on Wednesday morning.

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