Gregg Popovich Roasts Reporter After Team USA's Upset Loss To France

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Popovich is understandably frustrated with what went down.

Despite being heavy favorites to win the FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, the United States fell to France by a score of 89-79 earlier today. Rudy Gobert absolutely torched the Americans and had one of the best games of his basketball career. The Utah Jazz star is known as a defensive force in the league and people are finally starting to take notice of what he's truly capable of. The loss came as a huge shock to basketball fans everywhere and now, USA Basketball is going to have to reassess their strategy heading into the next tournament.

After the game, head coach Gregg Popovich was tasked with answering for his team's performance. At one point, Pop got frustrated with reporter Tim Reynolds and basically told him not to quit his day job. Clearly, Pop was not amused.

Realistically, the team didn't have the best American players in the world and was limited by the talent out on the court. Had some of the bigger names played, they probably would have gone much further.

Now, the Americans will have to shift their attention to the Summer Olympics in 2020 where they will try to defend their gold medal title from 2016. Surely they will be able to get all of their stars back for the Olympics.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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