NORTH CAROLINA SAVED CHRISTIAN/CALIFORNIA PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN STEPHEN CURRY LEADS USA MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM TO EPIC 17- POINT DOWN COMEBACK IN THE SODOM AND GOMORRAH + TRANSGENDER OLYMPIC GAMES

The world has caught the United States in men’s basketball. While a Serbian victory would have been considered by many an upset because the U.S. has won 16 of the 19 Olympics it has competed in — including the last four — the game was not close because of luck or a fluke or a poor American performance.

Serbia is every bit the equal of the Americans, who may have the deepest and most talented roster, but don’t have the best player. That’s Jokić, who, surrounded by sharpshooters Aleksa Avramovic (15 points) and Bogdan Bogdanovic (20 points), torched the U.S. across the first three quarters.

Jokić, the Denver Nuggets superstar, was absolutely brilliant in every imaginable way. He scored. He rebounded. He defended. He set picks. He was the steadying force for a team that appeared to become more and more confident with each ensuing possession. He finished with 17 points, 11 assists and five rebounds.

Yet in the end, he couldn’t best the old heads of USA Basketball — 39-year-old James, 36-year-old Curry and 35-year-old Durant.

This is the new reality of Olympic basketball, the fruition of it becoming a global game. The question now is whether the U.S. men’s basketball team can win a highly competitive tournament.

The ferocious and physical French team — and their rabid home crowd — await for the gold.