Nigeria beat US in major basketball shock before Tokyo 2020 [PHOTO COURTESY]Nigeria pulled off one of the greatest upsets in international basketball history Saturday night by stunning Team USA in an Olympic exhibition game in Las Vegas, 90-87. Team USA defeated Nigeria 156-73 in August 2012 at the London Olympics. Nigeria features six NBA players and is coached by former NBA head coach and current Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown. The Nigerian side defeated a Team USA starting five of Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant and Bam Adebayo. Durant scored 17 points and Tatum had 15 for Team USA.

Source: Standard Digital July 11, 2021 13:18 UTC