Team USA faces stiff competition in Paris Olympics basketball [Video]

All 12 members of the US men’s basketball team are NBA. All stars. The Americans are the favorites once again to win gold, but the rest of the world has caught up for proof of that. Just look at the rosters. 73 current NBA players are in the Olympics or helping their countries try to qualify for the games in Paris. I’ve always felt pride putting that Lithuanian jersey on, um and being able to, you know, play for my country, small country as, as it is, you know, being participating in, you know, World European Championships Olympics. That’s *** pride for me, you know, that’s what I do, that’s what I enjoy. It used to be USA and then everyone down here, I think everyone’s starting to creep up just the talent level, you know, you see in the NBA now nowadays with all the European guys and stuff …