PARIS — Chase Budinger has never forgotten how badly he played in his first NBA game. He'll only have good memories from his Olympic debut.
PARIS — Chase Budinger has never forgotten how badly he played in his first NBA game. He'll only have good memories from his Olympic debut.The former Arizona and professional basketball player and his partner, Miles Evans, beat host France in straight sets on Monday to coast through their opening match of the Paris beach volleyball tournament.
It took me a long time to finally achieve this goal and I am here competing at the Olympics,' Budinger said. 'And there is no better feeling.'Budinger and Evans scored the first three points and never trailed in the first set. In the second, France did eke out a 3-1 lead before the Americans won the next three points and finished the match in just 32 minutes.'It's one of the best starts we could imagine,' Evans said.
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