USA head coach Steve Kerr stays on guard ahead of the 2023 FIBA World Cup's final stages, keeping a high level of respect for the European teams left in the competition
MANILA, Philippines – Fan attention at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Manila has largely revolved around mighty USA Basketball and for good reason, given its star-studded, all-NBA composition.
USA head coach Steve Kerr, however, is not one to brush aside the importance and privilege of witnessing top-notch European basketball, especially after his squad lost in a stunner to Lithuania to close the second round. “Lithuania was amazing the other night, and I didn’t see the game, but I understand Serbia was brilliant in beating Lithuania. There are a lot of great teams over here, so we respect that.”
As Serbia captain Bogdan Bogdanovic put it after the game, no one can relax at any point of the tournament, and Kerr is ecstatic that this kind of competition is still all around them even in the late stages of the World Cup.“There’s been great basketball in Serbia, the former Yugoslavia, Croatia, Montenegro, the whole region. There’s been great basketball there for a long, long time, and we respect that, and we know these teams are very difficult to beat.
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