It’s not a secret that Team USA entersthe Olympics and the FIBA World Cup as the team to beat. They feature nothing but the best athletes in the world and the best NBA players, so they’re favored for a reason.
That’s why it’s not so usual to see them struggling against any team in the world. Regardless of how good their rivals are, they’re just better. And more often than not, that talent gap is just enough to get the job done.
That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. As, even though they’re coached by Gregg Popovich and hold prominent figures such asKevin Durant or Jayson Tatum, Team USA is struggling to get past their rivals.
They had lost just a couple of exhibition games since 1991. Now, in the past 3 days, they’ve dropped back-to-back warm-up games vs. Nigeria and Australia. That’s a worrying trend with the Olympics just around the corner.
Australia Beats USA: Funniest Memes And Reactions
Needless to say, the internet had a lot to say about these couple of meltdowns, making fun of NBA athletes struggling to get by without NBA referees and the way they help scorers. Here, we show you the best memes and reactions to this.
Kevin Durant after Team USA lost to Australia: pic.twitter.com/H2WB0FI5tZ
— ������ ⁶ �������������� ²³ �� (@BMACK_3) July 13, 2021
Gregg Popovich’s TEAM USA is 0-2 with losses to Nigeria and Australia!!?? pic.twitter.com/dIfmyLGFiy
— Jake (@JetsandWrasslin) July 13, 2021
Fun fact: Australia has never been scared of Team USA. pic.twitter.com/p4OyTnmXht
— Nick Jungfer (@nickjungfer) July 13, 2021
Australia and Nigeria after beating Team USA in exhibition games that don’t count pic.twitter.com/OuO5Ajc88O
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) July 13, 2021
The Team USA we expected vs the Team USA currently: pic.twitter.com/CpTiR55IYB
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) July 13, 2021
Josh Green texting Luka after Australia defeated Team USA #MFFL pic.twitter.com/VbfFlB06yJ
— Panda Hank (Nate Hinton Fan Account) (@pandahank41) July 13, 2021
Team USA game plan vs Australia: pic.twitter.com/7GsGPCxYgY
— Krish (@DameSaveUs) July 13, 2021
What Team USA needs right now pic.twitter.com/SAI5aTSEpi
— Ball Is Life �� (@BaIIersOnly) July 13, 2021
Kevin Durant seeing Team USA lose to Nigeria just before the Olympic pic.twitter.com/zjnLZeiJVy
— Kyle Ledbetter (@CSM_MemesInsta) July 11, 2021
Kobe watching team USA lose to Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/s0MnuRqUgo
— Danny Davis (@DannyDa27021564) July 11, 2021
Team USA or Golden State…
Only bad things happen when Draymond Green has an open floater. pic.twitter.com/uBne7SF7zr
— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) July 13, 2021
Tatum , Durant , Bam & Dame on team USA pic.twitter.com/pzsdFLgdoH
— TeflonRique�� (@tmw1018) July 13, 2021
The Team USA we expected vs the Team USA we got pic.twitter.com/Fw4JvwKNjB
— ��������¹³�� (@thehurryupnba) July 13, 2021
Bradley Beal visibly upset on the bench as the Washington Wizards.. I mean Team USA fall to 0-2 pic.twitter.com/qrpaZUeVUQ
— Dialante (@Deetalksalot) July 13, 2021
Both Nigeria and Australia feature great teams with players who have been together since their youth national teams. Team USA has plenty of talent but no true identity and they’re just used to getting every single call and playing no defense.
Even so, they have an all-time great coach and plenty of talent so it’s only a matter of time before they make the necessary adjustments. Hopefully, it’ll happen before it’s too late and they go home empty-handed, as they’ll have to go to war with the best basketball teams on the planet.





