Amid the hoopla and worldwide attention commanded by the USA men's basketball, young shooter Austin Reaves said their eyes remain at the prize.
In fact, even when the US squad, composed of up and coming NBA stars, suffered a shocking 110-104 defeat at the hands of the hot-shooting Lithuania on Sunday, the Americans remained confident as they try to get the job done of winning the 2023 FIBA World Cup.Reaves has the result to back that up as Team USA smothered Italy, 100-63 in their knockout quarterfinal duel to advance to the semifinals on Tuesday night.
'You know, put our best foot forward. We still have two more to win and the common goal hasn't changed.'The American guard, who has emerged as a fan favorite in the World Cup, said the loss to Lithuania reminded them that there's always some aspects of their game they need to improve.'There's always points of improvement but this is obviously a good step in the right direction,' said Reaves, who is averaging 11 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.
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