If you thought the loss that Team USA suffered to Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert and his France squad was rock bottom for the American squad, unfortunately you were wrong. One day removed from a dismal defeat to France in which Donovan Mitchell thrived but the rest of the US group failed to follow suit, the US found themselves playing in a consolation game against Serbia.
Now, remember, that at one point Serbia was considered the greatest threat out there for Team USA. Many had them pinned as the team likely to face the United States in the championship.