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Although almost all eyes are on Team USA as the Summer Olympics near, mainly due to LeBron James and Stephen Curry playing together for the first time, there are several other nations with elite stars who will be gunning to win it all.
One of those countries is . While the team doesn't have a ton of talent overall, they will be a tough opponent due to their frontcourt, which consists of a pair of lanky monsters in Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert. The team kicked off its pre-Olympic process with a game against Nikola Jokic's Serbia on Friday.
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Although lost, Wemby and Gobert gave everyone a laugh when a picture surfaced of Wembanyama squatting down during the lineup photo. While he did that, Gobert was on his tippy toes to try to match Wemby's height for the snapshot.
It's another testament to just how tall Wembanyama is. Only he, and a few select others, could make the 7-foot-1 Gobert feel short. With those two in the paint, offenses could find it difficult to score inside at the Olympics.
But despite their height, the team struggled against Serbia. They lost by 12 points and Jokic had an efficient game, so he wasn't too fazed by the skyscrapers. Although it should be said that Gobert only played 11 minutes.