USA men basketball lose to France in Olympic opener…

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Example of how weak the USA is

http://twitter.com/i/status/1419294452175282179
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This is pretty bad considering most of the time France surrenders before the first shot is taken

[240B]

Good
They would have just shit on the American Flag if they had won.
Better that they lose. I want all American athletes to fail.
Better that way. So they don't have a platform to spit on their own country.

[dfwgator]

It's so bad, I'll actually be rooting for Iran in the next game.

[mountaineer]

A bad day for Nike and its Chinese overlords, I hope.

[Hoodat]

How far we have fallen.  This is what Earvin Johnson said in 1992 after winning Gold:

Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It's a memory I will always cherish.

Of all the accomplishments throughout his stellar career, Johnson considered the opportunity to win Gold for his country at the Olympics "the greatest sporting moment" of his life".