Jrue Holiday has been solid for Team USA in their first two games, but they will be without him in today’s game against Puerto Rico.
The team announced today that the two-time All-Star was ruled out of today’s match with an ankle injury that he sustained in the team’s last win against South Sudan.
Holiday provided a solid defensive presence off the bench in that game, and he started in the team’s first game against Serbia, where he scored 15 points.
The team’s other guards will be looking to step up and fill the hole while he is out.
Team USA is still undefeated in group play, but some have questioned why head coach Steve Kerr has fully benched some of the best players in the league.
Every game is going to be a little different. I don’t read social media.
I would hope our guys aren’t paying too much attention to that,” Kerr said. “Every opponent is different.
We have options for everything. The beauty of the Olympics is that none of that crap matters.
I know everyone’s going to write about it, but none of that crap matters.”
Two of the players that Kerr has benched in the team’s first two games are New York Knicks’ rivals Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid.
It looks like he will continue to play the lineups that are needed on a game-to-game basis.
