Bam Adebayo leads Team USA to easy win over South Sudan

“Just think about it, that team got to start really competing in 2017. That’s not that long ago. And then obviously the history around South Sudan is just incredible,” Adebayo said. “It’s inspiring. Like I said before, it’s true respect from me. What they’ve done. What Luol [Deng] has done. You got to respect it.” -via EuroHoops.net / July 31, 2024

“Just staying ready, mentally staying focused on what the game plan is and when I come in, don’t make the game about myself,” Durant said. “I always try to add to the team. I was able to do that. Bam (Adebayo) passed up an open shot to get me a shot, which got me going.” -via Arizona Republic / July 28, 2024

But, as with many, hopefully finding the time and the way to take in seven-time Olympic medalist Simon Biles at the gymnastics competition. “I mean just think of the barriers she’s broken through, the type of limitations people try to put on her,” Adebayo said. “To be that good, no excuse me, to be that great, and to have people find ways to make you average, and you still keep breaking those barriers. To be able to just see that and hopefully get a picture with her, it would mean a lot. Because she’s done a lot not only for the faces of us, but for her sport as a whole.” -via South Florida Sun-Sentinel / July 28, 2024