US Eases Past South Sudan to Reach Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals at Paris Olympics

US Eases Past South Sudan to Reach Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals at Paris Olympics
Bam Adebayo of Team USA scores in front of South Sudan's Peter Jok during a Summer Olympics men's basketball game in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France, on July 31, 2024. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo
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VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France—In the rematch, the U.S. men’s basketball team had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams met in an exhibition game a couple of weeks ago.

Easier. Not easy.