In the men's basketball group stage of yesterday's Paris Olympics, Japan lost to France 90-94 in overtime. Without this 3+1 in the final minute of the regular season, Japan would have won against France and thus claimed their first Olympic victory since 1972.

In the fourth quarter, Hachimura pulled Gobert and accumulated two physical fouls and was fouled. This kind of foul is very common in the NBA, and it is basically a common foul, because Gobert did not fall to the ground or get injured because of it. But this is not the NBA, and the punishment for fouls in the international arena is relatively strict, and Hachimura can only suffer a dumb loss.

After being fouled, Hachimura had 24 points and 3 rebounds.

Without the team's ace players, when everyone thought Japan was hopeless, they stubbornly controlled rebounds, magic three-pointers, and played steadily, once outscoring France by four points in the final 15 seconds.

At that time, the Japanese media released an article in advance "Japan men's basketball team won the victory over the last runner-up France after 52 years", but did not expect to be thrown into 3+1 by France player Strazer at the last moment, and the game entered overtime, and the Japanese media could only quickly delete the report.

Through slow-motion replays, combined with the host France, many people believe that this time 3+1 is a black whistle, and the Japan team was hacked out of a victory.

Kawamura, who had 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists, said after the game that his failure to let the team win was something he needed to grow. As a small player of 1.72 meters, he has gradually developed the style of Asia's No. 1 point guard.

The rest of Japan's player stats: Yuta Watanabe 5 points and 8 rebounds, Hawkinson 16 points and 8 rebounds; France's Wembanyama had 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, Fournier had 14 points, three rebounds and six assists, Gobert had seven points, 15 rebounds and three assists, and Strazel had 17 points and three assists.

A passage in the book by the famous Japan manga artist Yuhiko Inoue is embarrassing to read now. Times have changed, Japan men's basketball has become the first in Asia, and China can't make it to the Olympic Games. Others are improving, we are regressing, hey.

Let's talk about the United States men's basketball team and James.

Today, Wikipedia officially updated James's information and added a new "Captain LeMerica" to James's nickname, which means "Captain United States".

Wikipedia previously gave Lao Zhan nicknames: King James, LBJ, The Chosen One, Bron-Bron, Little Emperor, Akron Hammer, Le-Train, etc.

James' election as the flag bearer of the United States delegation at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is of great significance. He was the first player in NBA history to serve as a flag bearer.

Today, the United States men's basketball team continues to prepare for the game in Paris, and at 3 a.m. Beijing time, they will face their second opponent in the group stage, South Sudan. In the previous warm-up match, United States only narrowly defeated its opponent, and South Sudan should not be underestimated.

Tatum was in a good mood and was hidden by Cole in his last game against Serbia. After the game, Kerr said that the next game against South Sudan will definitely put Tatum on the court.

James' expression is relaxed, and he also has a smile on his face when he trains.

In fact, the South Sudanese team does not have excellent training facilities and environment. According to reports, former Lakers player Roel Deng has been funding the South Sudan national basketball team out of his own pocket for the past 4 years, and he has paid for everything such as gyms, hotels, airfare, etc. The South Sudan men's basketball team staff said it would not have been possible to form the team without him.

Not to mention the previous "entanglement" between Roel Deng and the Lakers, it is remarkable that he paid out of his own pocket to build a national team and help his country's men's basketball team reach the Olympics.

At this time, the Chinese men's basketball team sneezed again.......