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Perhaps the time difference in Abu Dhabi was a factor, but Team USA had a closer game versus Australia on Monday than many would have predicted.
The Americans eventually prevailed, 98–92, but an Australian squad with several NBA players provided some impressive opposition in its exhibition matchup at Etihad Arena. Jock Landale scored 20 points with seven rebounds and six assists, while Josh Giddey tallied 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Dyson Daniels added 14.
It was a four-point contest with 30 seconds remaining before Devin Booker put the game away with a jumper in the lane and two free throws at the end. Tyrese Haliburton also hit two clutch 3-pointers to keep Australia from closing the margin to within two points or tying the score.
That salvaged a relatively sluggish offensive Team USA performance, which seemed content to rely on its star players' talents rather than execute plays throughout the game. Yet Australia has been a tough matchup for the Americans before, winning exhibition contests in 2019 and 2021. Landale had success inside, while Australia's guards frequently scored on drives to the basket.
Anthony Davis led Team USA with 17 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks in a dominating performance in the paint. Until the very end, Anthony Edwards looked as if he might lead the Americans and establish himself as the No. 1 option. He scored 14 points, hitting 3-of-5 3-point shots. As a team, USA shot 41% from 3-point range.
Booker eventually finished ahead of Edwards with his late baskets, tallying 16 points. LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Bam Adebayo each scored 10 points. Jayson Tatum led Team USA with five assists. However, 18 turnovers demonstrated that these players are still learning how to play with each other, leading to mistakes upon which opponents may capitalize.
Kevin Durant missed his second consecutive exhibition game, sidelined again with a calf injury. Head coach Steve Kerr told reporters on Saturday that the plan is to monitor Durant day by day and utilize the next couple of weeks before making a roster decision. The team has already lost Kawhi Leonard and replaced him with Derrick White.
Up next for the USA is an exhibition matchup with Serbia and NBA MVP Nikola Jokic — against whom they will open Olympics play — on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. That game will tip off at 12 p.m. ET and be televised on FS1.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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