Team USA suffered a 117-109 loss to Team WNBA in Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game, but this does not mean the Americans need to worry about the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“We have to adjust to different schemes, different languages, and trust the process, honestly, and our buy-in factor,” Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson said. “I think that we’re not about to press the panic button right now because this is our first test, and I’m glad we got tested.”
The team did not have much time to sit with the results as they flew to London a few hours after the All-Star Game to play their final exhibition. They will be taking on Germany on July 23 at the O2 Arena, which will be an excellent opportunity to bounce back and a good preview of the Summer Games. Both the U.S. and Germany are in Group C along with Japan and Belgium.
Team USA coach Cheryl Reeve said the conversation in the locker room after Saturday’s loss was “very positive.” However, she said they were not necessarily looking at it as a wakeup call.
“I don’t think we needed a game like this to have our attention, per se,” Reeve said. “We know how hard it is to do what we’re trying to do. We just have work to do to get there.”
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