Outside of U.S., Australia has become the team to beat 2:56 AM ET RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rival is the wrong word. Giving the United States one almighty scare, as they most certainly just did, should not and does not put Australia's Boomers on the same level as Carmelo Anthony & Co. When you're sporting a 71-game winning streak as we speak, like Team USA, you have no real rivals. However ... You … [Read more...]

Reaction to Carmelo Anthony staving off Australia upset 8:35 PM ET Carmelo Anthony scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead the U.S. men's basketball team to a 98-88 win over Australia in a game that was closer than the final score indicates. Anthony, who became Team USA's all-time leader in points scored at the Olympics earlier in the game, was lauded by his peers for … [Read more...]

Anthony-led U.S. tested but overcomes Australia 8:36 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO -- Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving had the answers in the first test for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team. Anthony scored 31 points on the night he became the U.S. men's Olympic career scoring leader, combining with Irving for all the Americans' baskets in the fourth quarter of a 98-88 victory over … [Read more...]

Rotoworld Podcasts: Olympic Hoops Pod for Aug. 10 Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Kevin Durant has been awesome with his 20.5 points per game on a 94.7 true shooting percentage. This isn't surprising at all and the same goes for the USA rolling in the first two. We'll talk about today's big game against the Aussies to kick off the pod. Also, all fantasy eyes are on Dario Saric. We talk a lot about … [Read more...]

Ex-Grizzlies PA announcer charged with making upskirt videos in church Rick Trotter sings the National Anthem during a 2016 Memphis Grizzlies game. (Image via NBA.com) The Memphis Grizzlies announced Tuesday that they have parted ways with longtime public address announcer Rick Trotter, after a police investigation into the circumstances of Trotter’s firing from his day job at a Memphis … [Read more...]

USA Basketball shows up to support swimming teammates 11:47 PM ET With the day off before their game against Australia, multiple members of the U.S. men's basketball team -- including the Golden State Warriors trio of Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green -- showed up at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium to support the U.S. swim team. Great to see Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay … [Read more...]

Dellavedova will be familiar foe for Team USA 9:53 PM ET RIO DE JANEIRO -- The storylines will be plentiful Wednesday night when the two teams playing the best basketball so far at the Rio Olympics square off, but no subplot was generating more discussion on the eve of the Group A showdown between the United States and Australia than Kyrie Irving versus Matthew Dellavedova. As recently as late … [Read more...]

Dellavedova will be a familiar foe for Team USA 9:53 PM ET RIO DE JANEIRO -- The storylines will be plentiful Wednesday night when the two teams playing the best basketball so far at the Rio Olympics square off, but no subplot was generating more discussion on the eve of the Group A showdown between the United States and Australia than Kyrie Irving versus Matthew Dellavedova. As recently as late … [Read more...]

Offseason Beat: Bounce Back Candidates Chandler Parsons It was another rough year for Parsons, and knee issues were again the culprit in his failure to realize his true potential, although he did flash his upside after the All-Star break when he put in averages of 17.6 points, 5.6 boards, 4.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.4 triples per contest on 51.7 percent shooting from the field and 81.8 percent … [Read more...]

Emeka Okafor, out since 2013-14 with back woes, attempts a comeback Emeka averaged 9.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 2013-14. (Getty Images) When it was announced that Emeka Okafor would sit the entire 2013-14 season due to a herniated disc, it was mostly assumed that the former No. 2 overall pick would eventually make his way back to the NBA in time. Yes, he’d just turned 31 and his production … [Read more...]