Day off for Team USA ahead of second round

2019-09-06T08:14:52+00:00 2019-09-06T08:53:25+00:00.

Giannis Askounis

06/Sep/19 08:14

Eurohoops.net

Gregg Popovich opts to rest his players on Friday.

By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net

SHENZEN – Team USA will not practice on Friday, will only go through an early shootaround on Saturday a few hours before the 2019 FIBA World Cup game versus Greece.

Following the three wins against the Czech Republic, Turkey, and Japan at Shanghai, USA will battle Greece and Brazil at Shenzhen in second round action. The goal ahead is securing a spot in the quarterfinals.

Jayson Tatum is expected to miss the contest against Greece and be re-evaluated prior to the game versus Brazil. The rest of the members of the Team USA World Cup squad remain available for the upcoming matches.

Photo Credit: FIBA.BASKETBALL

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