Kevin Garnett Raises Serious Questions After Team USA’s Collapse In FIBA World Cup

Kevin Garnett gets real on Team USA failing to win a medal.

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  • NBA legend asks the fans why the USA is losing ground in the basketball scene
  • Kevin Garnett suggests that the game has gone completely international
  • NBA fans debate the fall of USA Basketball

Team USA did not bring their “A” team to the World Cup this year, but most fans were still confident that the US would pull through and find a way to take home a medal. As we now know, they failed to even bring home the bronze and it has left Americans with more questions than answers on their place in international basketball. 

On Twitter/x this Sunday, NBA legend Kevin Garnett raised some interesting points regarding the spread of talent worldwide. “MVP… international player, NBA champs internationally led… Team USA not medalling,” Garnett wrote. “What’s to it?” 

For most of history, the USA has dominated basketball across the world and it was decades before other countries finally caught up. But now, things are trending the other way very quickly, and an interestingly large chunk of the game’s best players aren’t even American-born.

In the 2022-23 season, for example, Serbian native Nikola Jokic won the MVP, and Greek superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t too far behind with a third-place ranking in the votes. Combine that fact with Team USA’s 4th place finish in FIBA this year, and it’s easy to validate some of the concerns that people are having about the future of USA Basketball.


Fans Speculate On The Cause For Team USA’s Dropoff

Obviously, nobody knows for sure where things went wrong for the US this year, but it didn’t stop fans from coming up with a number of theories. In responding to Garnett’s post, some fans suggested creating a long-term national team while others pointed to the disappearance of fear and respect for Team USA.

Of course, for others, the problem is actually very fixable. Next time, if Team USA can just recruit the best players available, it could put them back on top of the world stage.

No matter your opinion on the state of USA Basketball, it’s clear that times have changed for the sport. Countries around the world have mastered the game now, and they are sending their best and brightest to show the world what they can do.


Basketball Is A Global Game Now

The US enjoyed a monopoly on the sport for decades, and it was fun to watch some of the game’s best players just completely decimate the field. Those days are over now, and the game itself has long outgrown the Western World.

Thanks to the globalization of the game, and the rise of young athletes around the world, nations like Serbia, Germany, and even Canada have been able to find success in the sport and master the skills on their own.

If the USA doesn’t catch up soon, or at least convince the elites to suit up for the Olympics, they may never be able to make up lost ground.

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Nico Martinez is a veteran staff writer for Fadeaway World from Brooklyn, New York. He joined Fadeaway World in 2016 and is currently residing in Columbia, South Carolina. Nico holds a degree in Sports Management from Columbia International University where he built a strong foundation in the inner workings of sports media and management. Nico's contributions have significantly enhanced the credibility and depth of Fadeaway World's content, earning him recognition across the sports journalism community. His work has been discussed in prestigious publications like Sports Illustrated. A dedicated follower of LeBron James, Nico often leads coverage on news related to the basketball star. With nearly a decade of experience in sports journalism, Nico consistently provides comprehensive and timely basketball news, engaging a wide audience of basketball enthusiasts.Nico's most desired player to interview, past or present, is Kevin Durant. He is particularly keen on asking Durant if he has any regrets about his career, especially concerning his departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and why he engages so much with fans on social media. 
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