VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) - South Sudan came to the Paris Olympics riding a wave of firsts. The war-torn 13-year-old nation qualified for its first Olympic basketball tournament and entered Wednesday's matchup with the U.S. coming off its first Olympic victory.
Defeated, but not broken, South Sudan basketball has chance to continue its Paris Olympics odyssey
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) - South Sudan came to the Paris Olympics riding a wave of firsts.
The war-torn 13-year-old nation qualified for its first Olympic basketball tournament and entered Wednesday's matchup with the U.S. coming off its first Olympic victory.
It can add one more milestone: a first Olympic loss.
South Sudan took the U.S. to the brink in a one-point loss exhibition loss leading up to the Games, using its speed and scrappiness to nearly upend the superior talent of the NBA stars.