Team USA losing to Lithuania at the World Cup is a surprise, but it doesn’t qualify as an outlandish event anymore. Since the United States started sending NBA players to major FIBA tournaments (Olympics or World Cup), they have lost 11 games… though they had never given up as many points (110) as they did against the Lithuanians.
Check out all the results below:
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2004 Olympic Games group stage
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2019 World Cup quarterfinals
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2004 Olympic Games semifinals
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2002 World Cup group stage
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2021 Olympic Games group stage
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2023 World Cup group stage
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2006 World Cup semifinals
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2002 World Cup 5th place game
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2019 World Cup 5th-8th classification game
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2004 Olympic Games group stage
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2002 World Cup quarterfinals
