USA TODAY Sports
RIO DE JANEIRO — The surprise team early in the Rio Olympics men’s basketball competition features five NBA players, four of whom have won NBA championships.
Not France. Not Spain. Not Argentina.
It’s Australia, with its impressive and unexpected victories against Serbia on Monday and France on Saturday. The Aussies’ strong start sets up a matchup against 2-0 USA on Wednesday in group play.
Against the USA, the Aussies will compete and won’t back down.
"We know Australia is going to be a tough one for us, just based on how physical they are.