The U.S. men’s debut in Olympic 3×3 basketball at the Paris Games was one to forget.
Marko Brankovic had eight points and Strahinja Stojacic added seven, including a 2-pointer that ended it with 2:34 remaining, to lead Serbia, the bronze medal finisher in Tokyo.The Americans brought in former NBA player Jimmer Fredette after not qualifying for the last Olympics , with Team USA senior advisor and former St. John’s coach Fran Fraschilla leading the press, per Yahoo.
Fredette starred at BYU before spending six seasons in the NBA spanning 2011-19, including two games with the Knicks in the 2015-16 season and a final campaign with the Suns in the 2018-19 season.
Neither team talked to reporters after the game because of the threat of severe storms that were expected in the area.
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