Last Friday, the Dream Team’s plane touched down in the United Arab Emirates. The US basketball team will play a friendly game against Australia today, July 15, following two intense training sessions. On July 17, they will play Serbia at Etihad Arena (Yas Island).
After an incredibly demanding NBA season, the goal of the training camp in Abu Dhabi is to iron out the last few kinks and give the superstars some time to get to know one another.
“King of 3-point shooting” Curry (four-time NBA Champion with Golden State Warriors), “living legend” LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, and even coach Steve Kerr were all spotted in a laid-back mood. The most at ease and tranquil whilst in Abu Dhabi.After defeating the Canadian team in the warm-up – preparation game last Wednesday with a “very gentle” score of 86-72, in which Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves scored 13 points, the most recent iteration of Dream Team is in excellent shape and enthusiasm.
For the first time, James and Curry have collaborated while the American basketball team is playing in a foreign country. This couple obviously needs some more time…
Nevertheless, despite having only played one game together, they are sure that they will guide the newest Dream Team to the gold medal in basketball at the Olympics for the fifth time in a row.All of the offensive errors and ball losses. After that, we’ll play better, but defensively first. And we’ll have an opportunity to win every night as long as we maintain our defensive emphasis,” James said.
Curry, an outstanding offensive player, concurs that the US team’s success in the Olympics will depend on their ability to play defense: “We can solve the bottlenecks and attack times, but if we commit Defensively, we will be fine with anyone.”
“This gang of guys always has an unusual format when they get together. Finding chemistry is difficult because it requires paying attention to the play’s rhythm and flow, as Curry put it.