The United States loses 90-87 to Nigeria in the pre-Olympic opening, according to the Associated Press. This was hardly the way USA Basketball had hoped to begin its Olympic campaign. Nigeria was probably as surprised as the rest of the world. If the Americans had any sense of invincibility heading into the Tokyo Olympics, it’s gone now, thanks to Nigeria’s 90-87 win over the United States on Saturday night, an international upset pulled off by a roster primarily made up of little-known NBA players who beat a group of All-NBA, All-Star, and max-contract players./n
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