Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Draymond Green has never been one to shy away from speaking his mind. On Thursday, he did just that at the expense of his coach.More news: Draymond Green Calls Out Rudy Gobert for Getting Benched in OlympicsIn the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball tournament, Team USA needed to make a 13-point fourth quarter comeback to beat Serbia and keep their hopes of a fifth straight Olympic gold medal alive. USA Basketball Makes Incredible Comeback to Beat Serbia, Advance to Olympics Gold Medal MatchSerbia dominated for a majority of the game, and it looked like Nikola Jokic’s squad was on their way to one of the greatest upsets in basketball history. However, in the end, the United States’ superstars came through to set up a Gold Medal match against the home nation, France.While the U.S. was able to come from behind to win, there were points in which it appeared Serbia was going to pull off the upset. And during the game, Green took to social media to call out his head coach’s rotations.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 20: Draymond Green #23 and head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors reacts when Green was ejected from the game after receiving his second technical foul against the…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 20: Draymond Green #23 and head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors reacts when Green was ejected from the game after receiving his second technical foul against the San Antonio Spurs in the second half at Chase Center on March 20, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Green called out Kerr’s rotations.
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Green simply wrote, “Sometimes you have to scrap them rotations.” Clearly, he believes the United States could have benefitted from mixing things up as Serbia held a double-digit lead for much of the game.Sometimes you have to scrap them rotations— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) August 8, 2024
The biggest storyline during the game was the benching of reigning NBA champion Jayson Tatum. While Tatum was benched during the first game of the tournament against Serbia, Kerr called himself an “idiot” for doing it, and Tatum ended up starting the next game.However, clearly, Kerr saw something in the matchups against Serbia, as yet again, Tatum was a “DNP.” Jayson Tatum Benched Again as Team USA Struggles in First Half vs SerbiaTatum has still had an impressive Olympics, and he likely would have been able to help the United States turn the tide on Thursday. Instead, though, they were able to do it with him on the bench.It’s unclear if Green was referring to Tatum or just the rotations in general. Serbia dominated the majority of the game, and it took a comeback in the last few minutes to give the U.S. the win.The Americans haven’t played France yet in this tournament, and the country took down Germany in a thriller to advance to the Gold Medal match. The U.S. will need all hands on deck to slow down big man Victor Wembanyama if they want to win their fifth consecutive gold medal.More news: Victor Wembanyama, Guerschon Yabusele Power Team France to Olympic Gold Medal GameIt will be interesting to see what the rotations look like in the final game of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
