Jimmer Fredette finished with 4 points in Team USA’s loss to Serbia.
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PARIS (AP) — The U.S. men’s debut in Olympic 3×3 basketball at the Paris Games was one to forget.
The Americans fell to Serbia 22-14 on Tuesday night in their opening game of these Olympics after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Games.
Marko Brankovic had eight points and Strahinja Stojacic added seven, including a 2-pointer that ended it with 2:34 remaining, to lead Serbia, the bronze medal finisher in Tokyo.
Serbia takes it.
The 🇺🇸 #3x3MNT returns to action tomorrow against 🇵🇱 Poland at 4:35 pm ET.#Paris2024 #3x3Basketball pic.twitter.com/TF2CNoZblH
— USA Basketball 3×3 (@usab3x3) July 30, 2024
The U.S. brought in former NBA player Jimmer Fredette after not qualifying for the last Olympics. But he managed just four points in the rout.
Kareem Maddox made a 2-pointer with about three minutes remaining to cut the lead to 18-14. But Dejan Majstorovic made 2-point shot before Dylan Travis missed for the U.S. to set up Stojacic’s game-winner.
Serbia didn’t miss a 1-point shot, making all 12 attempts, while the U.S. made just 10 of 16 of those opportunities, including a miss by Fredette on a wide-open layup.
Maddox had six points to lead the United States. Canyon Barry, who works as a scientist for a defense contractor, added two points and a rebound. He is the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry.
Neither team talked to reporters after the game because of the threat of severe storms that were expected in the area.
