Kyrie Irving recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 assists on Sunday as the USA capped pool play with a 100-97 win over France to clinch the No. 1 seed heading into the elimination round at the 2016 Rio Olympics. With Team USA up 85-81 with just over five minutes to play in the game, Cavs guard Kyrie Irving took an outlet pass and looked to throw a lob to Kevin Durant. He’d gotten a low pass from Carmelo Anthony and lost his balance.
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However, what happens next is pure magic. It’s the stuff that basketball dreams are made of, in some places. Pretty standard!2. Irving catches the pass past at halfcourt, setting up a two-on-one with Durant. Perhaps instead of constantly puffing the U.S.’s pioneering squad of National Basketball Association superstars people should more frequently point out that that team blew out god damn Angola and Croatia’s programs in 1992. Spectators will look forward to seeing more highlights to come as the men continue their quest for gold in Rio.
