Although the sport was a lot nearer than anybody anticipated it could be, the Group USA Ladies’s Basketball group earned an enormous victory on Sunday afternoon on the FIBA Ladies’s World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
The Individuals toppled Italy, 55-52, to win the sport and transfer to 2-0 within the event. They will have another recreation within the Group Stage earlier than transferring onto the elimination spherical.
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The U.S. has received 11 World Cup gold medals and in addition owns each Olympic gold medal since 1996. This event would not technically imply a lot to the US, who is absolutely simply enjoying for pleasure and continued worldwide stature. They’ve already clinched a spot within the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on account of being the host nation.
Bear in mind, the Individuals are coached by former Boston Celtics assistant Kara Lawson, who was the group’s first feminine coach ever. She was with the C’s through the 2019-20 season and was a part of the group that reached the Jap Convention Finals within the NBA Bubble. She left to develop into the pinnacle coach at Duke, the place she helped the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight on this previous yr’s NCAA Match.
As for the sport itself on Sunday, it was not a very properly performed one for Lawson’s bunch. Just one participant, Jackie Younger, scored in double-figures (10), and stars like Caitlin Clark (1) and Chelsea Grey (4) didn’t dwell as much as their standard WNBA manufacturing. The Individuals have been truly out-rebounded by the Italians (43-42) and actually solely received the sport due to their work on the free-throw line (22-of-30).
Group USA was simply 1-of-12 from three-point vary and Clark, probably the greatest shooters on this planet, was 0-for-6.
Duke Blue Devils head coach Kara Lawson reacts to a name through the first quarter of the sport in opposition to the UCLA Bruins within the Sacramento Regional 4 of the ladies’s 2026 NCAA Match on the Golden 1 Heart. Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Pictures
Earlier this offseason, the Celtics signed veteran guard Mike Conley to a one-year contract. He is anticipated to be a backup level guard for each Derrick White and Payton Pritchard, although it is unclear what number of minutes per evening he’ll truly get.
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Conley’s expertise, combined along with his management qualities, definitely make him a precious asset to the Celtics. However what drew Conley to Boston?
In accordance with Minnesota Timberwolves reporter Jon Krawczynski, who was a visitor on the CLNS Celtics podcast, he stated that Conley actually needed to “at the very least spend one yr enjoying for a flagship franchise.”
A profession 13.6 ppg scorer, he solely averaged 1.7 ppg for Minnesota final season. He additionally solely performed 18.4 minutes per recreation.
