TOKYO — The United States men's Olympic basketball team has played sluggishly.
The United States men's Olympic basketball team lost exhibitions to Nigeria. And Australia.
And lost its Olympic opener to France.
The team lacks talent and depth at center, and has only one true pass-first point guard.
The U.S. men tend to start slow, and have had bouts of seeming apathy on defense.
They're missing an all-star team of LeBron James, Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard, that, if healthy and willing, could probably beat the team playing in Tokyo.