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In this episode of No limit on roomsYahoo Sports Senior NBA Reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports Senior NBA Writer Dan Devine get together to talk about a little NBA basketball and a lot of Olympic basketball.
The boys begin with a recap of the United States’ dominant win over Brazil in the quarterfinal round, which has Jake believing that the Lakers might actually be one piece away from championship contention.
Then it’s on to the other games, including Serbia’s comeback against Australia and France’s elimination of Team Canada after benching Rudy Gobert. How will Serbia’s twin-tower rotations work against Team USA? Will Rudy be back to play against a very dangerous German team?
The guys then move on to Five Out, where they break down Lauri Markkanen’s contract extension that will keep him in Utah for the foreseeable future, talk about Jonathan Kuminga and Jalen Johnson asking their respective teams for max contract extensions, add historical context to Jalen Brunson being named captain of the Knicks and wonder what Charles Barkley will do on TNT after the NBA is gone.
(01:55) – Team USA defeats Brazil and advances to the semifinals
(15:25) – Serbia beats Australia and advances to face the United States
(30:15) – France beats Canada and advances to face Germany
(45:55) – Who will be on Team USA in 2028?
(53:10) – Lauri Markkanen signs a 5-year extension with Jazz
(58:30) – Jonathan Kuminga and Jalen Johnson ask for maximum contract extensions
(66:40) – Jalen Brunson named captain of the Knicks
(69:40) – Charles Barkley decides not to retire
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