The US Men’s Basketball Team lost for the first time in 79 games, 13 years and to Team Australia in their second of two exhibition games against the Boomers ahead of the 2019 FIBA World Cup thanks in no small part to a 30-point explosion from the Spurs’ own Patty Mills, including 24 points in the second half.
Naturally Gregg Popovich couldn’t be more proud of his veteran guard despite the historic defeat to his US squad, but that didn’t stop him from joking that the Spurs have already traded him as a result.