The U.S. men’s basketball team lost to Nigeria 90-87 on Saturday night, July10, in its first pre-Olympic exhibition game, Newspremises reports.

Nigeria who had six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, beat USA, inflicting the country's first ever loss to an African Nation.

The landmark victory came nine years after the U.S. embarrassed Nigeria 156-73 at the London Olympics, the U.S.’ biggest win in Olympic men’s basketball history.

That Nigerian team included just one NBA player (Al-Farouq Aminu).

However, this Nigerian team includes Gabe Vincent, Precious Achiuwa and KZ Okpala of the Miami Heat, Chimezie Metu of the Sacramento Kings, Josh Okogie of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Miye Oni of the Utah Jazz with Jahlil Okafor and Jordan Nwora also on the bench, making it the largest contingent of NBA players on a single Olympic roster for any non-American nation in history.

“I’m kind of glad it happened,” said U.S. head coach Gregg Popovich, noting that Nigeria has been practicing together since late June and the Americans for four days. “That loss means nothing if we don’t learn from it, but it can be the most important thing in this tournament for us to learn lessons from it.

“I don’t think anyone should act nor would we act [like] that this is the end of the world.”

Popovich said the difference in the game was three-pointers. Nigeria went 20 for 42, making twice as many as the U.S. It also won the rebounding battle 46-34.

The U.S. meanwhile had superstars like Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Kevin Love while superstars including LeBron James and Stephen Curry withdrew from the Olympic team consideration .

Only once has an African nation ever challenged a U.S. men’s senior national team — the U.S. beat Egypt 34-32 at the first world championship in 1950, according to USA Basketball records.

No African nation has never made the Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinals. From 2000 into 2016, African nations lost 28 consecutive Olympic games to non-African nations.

Congrats to Nigeria.

Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/nigeria-shocks-u-s-mens-basketball-team-with-90-87-win-the-us-teams-first-ever-loss-to-an-african-nation-photos/

This is friendly match, they will trash this team in real match

Baawaa:
This is friendly match, they will trash this team in real match

Football fans.

Please go agonize over your Super Eagles 4-0 loss to Mexico and leave our Basketball team alone.

Friendly match, we gree and we will take the victory like that

I love the way Frank Edoho schooled that yeye american.

Take it or leave we beat them maybe is a friendly or real game we don beat the hell out of them 90-87 you think is easy....... keep on winning D'Tiger����

The wining pain Americans eh

This is the result of meritocracy and not quota system. If it were to be Nigerian brought up home selection, it won't be all Igbos as some people will shout marginalisation on quota.

Until we kill quota system and enthrone meritocracy, Nigeria will never make good progress. Quota system is killing.

Make e cry

Wowwww...cheers to our basketball team

E shock them!

the power of the new moon. the new heaven is nigeria

Na wa....this matter get as e be!


if it was an actual competitive match.... dem for don deregister our basketball players in the NBA

If e pain am make he go drink sniper

PussyKing:
The wining pain Americans eh

It was the Kevin Durant block that had me rolling.

Nigeria who had six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, beat USA, inflicting the country's first ever loss to an African Nation.

The landmark victory came nine years after the U.S. embarrassed Nigeria 156-73 at the London Olympics, the U.S.’ biggest win in Olympic men’s basketball history.

They are both record holders now

Nigerians are making noise for winning a friendly match. Make sure you replicate it in a competitive tournament.

I Also Saw Udoh In The Team. #AkwaIbomAmaka

Americans chest beat alot
They feel something can't be achieved if they ain't into it

And we Africans are even making things worse
I won't b surprised if some ass lickers here we'll start supporting Americans

Meanwhile Nigeria is a very talented set of ppl
Infact I still think God created Nigerians as different race on it own
They have this thing in them that makes them more unique
Obviously the colonial masters new this and they sense if they dont scatter everything we'll be above them no matter what
Kudos to my Nigerian bloodas and sisters

Nice one

See as UDOH finish the US guy in the first picture with super stink armpit attack. LOL.

Baawaa:
This is friendly match, they will trash this team in real match

Read the article and analyse the factors that contributed to the Nigeria's win....You will realise, Nigeria's Basketball team is now a team to watch out for at the Olympics....Ignore at your own risk!

Gernot Rohr is right.

The future of sports in this country is foreign.

Football, Basketball, Athletics and Boxing.

USA reaction over this result is out of hand, it’s citizen are over reacting were they hoping to make it look like Warri wolves vs Barcelona.

That’s why God, he qualifies the unqualified

Baawaa:
This is friendly match, they will trash this team in real match

ass licker spotted

Sunnycliff:
This is the result of meritocracy and not quota system. If it were to be Nigerian brought up home selection, it won't be all Igbos as some people will shout marginalisation on quota.

Until we kill quota system and enthrone meritocracy, Nigeria will never make good progress. Quota system is killing.

You shouldn't always bring tribalism into everything. I'm sure you wouldn't have done this if the team had lost.

insidenaijasblog:


Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/nigeria-shocks-u-s-mens-basketball-team-with-90-87-win-the-us-teams-first-ever-loss-to-an-african-nation-photos/

when the real deal comes they'll be beating naija 150 - 50

SmartPolician:


You shouldn't always bring tribalism into everything. I'm sure you wouldn't have done this if the team had lost.

Forget it, let's say the truth as it is. Allow merits to work. No nation ever developed with quota system

Drum rolls!
We will continue to beat them like Sarz wey dey beat...What they saw is just a Tip. Whether its a friendly or enemy match, we gonna whop their ass over and over twice on Monday. Let them know who the real niggers of Africa are