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US Fails To Medal In FIBA World Cup Play, Losing To Canada In The Bronze Medal Game

The US fell to Canada 127-118 in overtime in FIBA World Cup play as the neighbors won bronze while the US finished fourth. Mikal Bridges made this play to put the game in OT and that goes in his scrapbook forever.

It’s a big deal for RJ Barrett and his Canadian teammates: the last time they won a medal in any international competition was in the 1936 Olympics and that’s getting close to 100 years ago.

For the US, the build of this team was ultimately a failure. It needed more size and better defenders, but you have to balance that with offense obviously.