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Former Grizzlies Player Trolls Team USA After Loss to Germany

USA Basketball has been eliminated from FIBA World Cup gold medal contention
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Former Grizzlies Player Trolls Team USA After Loss to Germany
Former Grizzlies Player Trolls Team USA After Loss to Germany

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Team USA was eliminated from gold medal contention in the FIBA World Cup after their loss to Germany on Friday, and it became an "I told you so" moment for former NBA star Gilbert Arenas. Arenas, who was a two-time NBA All-Star before finishing his career with the Memphis Grizzlies, sent out this Tweet following Team USA's loss:

Quote Tweeting the video he posted after Team USA's first loss, Arenas trolled USA Basketball with a simple eye emoji that resurfaced his initial take on the roster they sent. The clip Arenas posted is from before the World Cup, when the former NBA star said the following:

"As a group, we could say this is probably what? F-list compared to what we have," Arenas said in the clip. "Compared to all the players in the NBA. When we're talking about [C-list], we're talking about Jimmy Butler, [Jaylen Brown]. That would be considered a C group... [Devin] Booker would be what, B? Zion Williamson, that's the B group. Ja Morant, that's the B group. So this is an F group, compared to what we have."

It turns out Arenas was right, as the roster Team USA sent to the World Cup was simply not good enough - especially in comparison to what they could have sent. It will be interesting to see how USA responds in the Olympics next summer.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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