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Men’s 3×3 basketball team routed in awful Olympics start after adding Jimmer Fredette
By Post Wire Report,
6 hours ago
The U.S. men’s debut in Olympic 3×3 basketball at the Paris Games was one to forget.
The Americans fell to Serbia, 22-14, on Tuesday night in their opening game of the 2024 Olympics after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Games.
Marko Brankovic had eight points and Strahinja Stojacic added seven, including a 2-pointer that ended it with 2:34 remaining, to lead Serbia, the bronze medal finisher in Tokyo.
Jimmer Fredette and Team USA had a rough night against Serbia on Tuesday. AP
Team USA allowed a 12-4 run to end the game.
The Americans brought in former NBA player Jimmer Fredette after not qualifying for the last Olympics, with Team USA senior advisor and former St. John’s coach Fran Fraschilla leading the press, per Yahoo.
Fredette starred at BYU before spending six seasons in the NBA spanning 2011-19, including two games with the Knicks in the 2015-16 season and a final campaign with the Suns in the 2018-19 season.
American Kareem Maddox made a two-pointer with about three minutes remaining to cut the lead to 18-14, but Dejan Majstorovic tallied a two-point shot before Dylan Travis missed for the U.S. to set up Stojacic’s game-winning shot.
Serbia didn’t miss a one-point shot, making all 12 attempts, while the U.S. made just 10-of-16 of those opportunities, including an a miss by Fredette on a wide-open layup.
Jimmer Fredette and Team USA could not stop Serbia. Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports
The Americans made just 2 of 6 two-point attempts and missed their lone free throw.
Maddox had six points to lead the United States.
Canyon Barry, who works as a scientist for a defense contractor, added two points and a rebound. He is the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry.
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