* Official Team USA Basketball Thread for 2019 FIBA World Cup *

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Spurs guard Derrick White hit his forehead on the court in a nasty spill during Team USA

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Tom Orsborn: A source close to Derrick White said the #Spurs guard passed his first concussion test and suffered no damage to his teeth after last night’s nasty spill in Team USA’s loss to Australia. The source also confirmed White needed 4 stitches to close a cut over his left eye. – via Twitter tom_orsborn

I figured it might be a concussion. He's lucky after the way his face pounded the floor

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With the World Cup starting in a week, this loss isn

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Olgun Uluc: Here

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Doug Smith: Update from Canada Basketball in Aus overnight Both Nembhard and Keane participated in a practice, Brady Heslip arrived. The availability of all three for Monday 5:30 a.m. ET game vs. USA unclear. They should be up and at

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2 games at over 50,000

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51,218 for the other one

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Spain

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The loss was a good thing. They played hard tonight and moved the ball better. The turnovers need to stop though

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[QUOTE]NBL clubs are about to play NBA sides in America for a third straight year, but Lopez suggested it was time to consider moving matches in the opposite direction.

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All that flying comes in the span of basically a month. And that doesn

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As Gregg Popovich and his esteemed assistant coaches for Team USA sit each day to discuss just what they have to work with and who they can count on in the upcoming FIBA World Cup, the conversation keeps coming back to Harrison Barnes. It may sound harsh, but Barnes is the only player for Team USA who

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After practice Friday, the Americans had another dinner planned, with coaches included. It was to be a Popovich-sponsored event. The players couldn