RIO DE JANIERO – Five games into the Rio Olympics, Klay Thompson’s shooting touch finally made it here, too.
Thompson scored a game-high 30 points in the USA’s 100-97 victory over France on Sunday.
“It felt good to see the ball go in, but it felt better to get the win,” Thompson said.
U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski had Thompson in the starting lineup for the first two games of the competition, but Thompson went just 1-for-11, including 0-for-7 on three-pointers, in those two starts.
Looking for more offense, Krzyzewski inserted Paul George into the lineup for the next two games and said he would re-evaluate the starting five before the fifth and final game of group play against France.