The landmark victory came nine years after the U.S. “I don’t think anyone should act nor would we act that this is the end of the world.” “That loss means nothing if we don’t learn from it, but it can be the most important thing in this tournament for us to learn lessons from it. head coach Gregg Popovich, noting that Nigeria has been practicing together since late June and the Americans for four days. “I’m kind of glad it happened,” said U.S. Nigeria, with six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, won 90-87 in the first of a series of games in Las Vegas on Saturday night. men’s basketball team lost to Nigeria in its first pre-Olympic exhibition game, its first-ever defeat to an African nation.
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