No Gold for Team USA
Team USA lost 89-81 to Argentina in the semi-finals, meaning the best they can do at this point is a bronze, assuming they win their final game against Lithuania. This is the first non-gold medal basketball team the US has put forward since 1988. This is the third US loss this Olympics, giving the '04 Team USA the dubious distinction of having eclipsed the total number of losses by all other USA mens basketball teams throughout the history of the Olympics combined.
Kind of depressing, but what is to be expected when sending young, unprepared players not accustomed to international play, with a roster that was chosen more for star appeal and team player diversity than for the purpose of winning games. Oh well, there's always '08.