South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now.
South Sudan head coach Royal Ivey gestures in a men’s basketball game against Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. Carlik Jones, left, of South Sudan , Wenyen Gabriel, center, of South Sudan , and Peter Jok, of South Sudan , celebrate in a men’s basketball game against Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France.
“Secretly, I am rooting for him just a little bit,” U.S. forward Kevin Durant said when asked about Ivey, who was teammates with both Durant and U.S. assistant coach Tyronn Lue during his NBA playing career and is someone Durant still considers a close friend. “Except for when he plays us.”A French canoe-kayak coach allegedly hit police who had stopped him for public urination in ParisU.S.
For the U.S., that’s no big deal considering it has been to the Olympics on 19 occasions and medaled every time. For South Sudan, everything is a big deal — first Olympics, first win, first time the world will be watching to see if the near-upset of the Americans two weeks ago was a fluke or not.“Obviously, we’re very confident,” South Sudan’s Nuni Omot said. “We’re going to continue to play our game. Continue to defend. Anything is possible. It’s basketball at the end of the day.
“It’s an incredible accomplishment, given the strife in that region for so long, so many refugees coming to the United States and other countries for the last few decades, rebuilding lives, and to build a basketball federation amidst the war and the difficulty,” Kerr said. “And then for Royal and his staff to put together a really good team that plays modern basketball — stretch the floor, shoot 3s, attack the rim, it’s pretty dramatic and remarkable.
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