TEHERAN â ???? Not an easy task to play against the 15-time US Olympic gold medalist, but the Iranian team has no way of putting fear aside.
Iran and USA lose to France and the Czech Republic, respectively, in Pool A and must win all of their remaining group matches to advance to the quarter-finals of the competition.
NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard traveled to Tokyo to win gold and that makes work difficult for Iran as losing to the Iranian team will get them in trouble.
On the other hand, the Iranian team can take inspiration from the fact that they were able to eat up a large part of the Czechs’ 22-point lead and not give up until the final whistle.
Behnam Yakhchali had 23 points in the game for Iran and is expected to shoulder the goals again when his team takes on mighty Team USA. Mohammad Jamshidi scored 16 and Hamed Haddadi had 15 points and 10 rebounds in the game while Yakhchali was to lead the team’s offense.
The game against the global giant may be a turning point for Iranian basketball, but it will no doubt be a super tough game.
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