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7 Fun Facts About United States Olympic Basketball

Calling the United States a basketball superpower is an understatement. Since the sport's inclusion in the Summer Olympics since 1936 (for men's), the nation captured gold 14 out of 18 times and eight out of nine times in the women's division.  Basically, basketball is the U.S.'s sport to lose. That is why the United States Olympic basketball is a goldmine for fun facts and here are seven of them: 1. Coach K U.S. men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski is en route to first coach Read More