Former Grizzlies Player Slams Steve Kerr's Reaction to Team USA Loss

When USA Basketball lost to Germany in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Golden State Warriors and Team USA head coach Steve Kerr said, "These games are difficult. This is not 1992 anymore. Players are better all over the world, teams are better, and it's not easy to win a World Cup or an Olympic Games."

While Kerr is correct about the global advancement of basketball talent, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas thinks this is a "dumb narrative" that is being pushed. Arenas, who made two All-Star teams before finishing his career with Memphis Grizzlies, shared a video on Thursday that slammed these comments from Kerr.

"Please stop with this dumb narrative," Arenas said. "Coaches and the media. 'This is not '92 anymore.' Like the rest of the world is catching up. Stop that narrative... '92 put out a team to prove to the world that we are dominant... The '92 Dream Team... out of the 12 [players], nine of those players were All-NBA players. First and second-team, not even third-team... That means out of the 10 spots of first and second-team, nine of the players came out of that... Do we have to even say the 12 players that we need to remove to make our new 12? There was no removing the other nine, these were the best of the best. Politics have changed."

Stop this narrative that the world is catching up in basketball.

They ain’t 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/1JJ4ncWi7z
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) September 14, 2023

What Arenas is saying, is that while this USA Baseball team was a disappointment, that doesn't mean the rest of the world is catching up. As Arenas sees it, the biggest difference between 1992 and 2023 is not that the rest of the world has caught up, but that Team USA didn't have anywhere near their best possible roster.

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