When LeBron James , Kobe Bryant and the rest of Team USA enter England for tune-up action against Turkey , local media take notice. BBC sports columnist Phil Studd is one such individual. Studd was so impressed with the team's openness to interviews that he and his copy editor awarded Team USA with an Olympics-worthy headline. It sure doesn't, Phil. And I'll tell you what, Team USA really ...

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. LeBron James salutes Team USA Wow! Small news. Team USA beats Turkey. Turkey with no Memo Okur and no Hedo Turkoglu. No Hedo Turkoglu for Turkey? No problem for LeBron Ameri-James. Evidently the sprained ankle is a thing of the past. James was 8-of-9 from the field and finished with six rebounds, five steals ...

Game 2 of the U.S.'s pre-Olympic tuneups. This game- against Turkey- felt a lot more official than the last one, with loud music blaring before the tip and the crowd roaring its approval as LBJ did the powder thing with his hands. Even if China is the clear crowd favorite at Beijing, the U.S. can't be far behind, despite all the anti-American sentiment across the globe. Check my Game One ...

Scary start, awesome finish. Team USA wins their second straight exhibition game as they prepare for one tomorrow morning (well 5am Pacific time live on ESPN2). ESPN : LeBron James snatched the opening shot right off the rim, raced the ball all the way up the floor himself and made a tough runner while moving away from the basket. No problem with the ankle. No trouble with Turkey, ...

Eating Turkey might make you tired, but playing Turkey certainly did not have that effect on Team USA in Macau on Thursday. LeBron James right ankle looked none the worse for the wear, as he scored a team high 20 points, to lead Team USA over Turkey 114-82. LBJ was one of six players on the USA squad to score in double figures. The contest was one of three tuneup games the United States ...

LeBron James right ankle looked none the worse for the wear, as he scored a team high 20 points, to lead Team USA over Turkey 114-82 Thursday in Macau . LBJ was one of six players on the USA squad to score in double figures. The contest was one of three tuneup games the United States will play in Asia before the Beijing Olympics. The two teams played a close first quarter, as Team USA ...

In case you missed the game this morning, ESPN has the highlights HERE.

ESPN's recap of Team USA beating Turkey, 114-82. Not much from Deron & Booze in this game. We get a couple of split-second shots of them cheering.

No worries, I'll get to the USA-Turkey match-up later tonight. That whole job thing is getting in the way right now, but you can expect the full game notes with clips, etc. sometime this evening.

From ESPN: MACAU — LeBron James scored 20 points and was a defensive force Thursday night in his exhibition debut, helping the U.S. Olympic basketball team overcome some early sloppy play to beat Turkey 114-82 in its first game in China. Turkey was still close late into the second before James seized control on both ends. He [...]

I was able to watch the first half of Team USA’s exhibition against Turkey before coming to work this morning (a bright spot about the Olympics being on the other side of the world.) The US beat Turkey because of defensive pressure and superior athleticism. It certainly wasn’t because of offensive creativity. Did I miss an [...] ShareThis

We watched with one eye while listening to Pam Anderson tell Howard Stern how she talked to her kids about the infamous tape, and here’s our take on the 114-82 US victory : * Not enough defense from the USA in the first 15 minutes * Late first-half run helped USA spring to nice working halftime margin (54-37) * Much prefer CP3 at point to J Kidd * Kobe seemed to dominate at both ...

9am here in the States, while Team USA is playing Turkey as a preparation for the Olympics. Here are some random thoughts during the first half: LeBron James is a fan of tight jerseys - I mean really tight first quarter 31-30 - meaning no defense of any team, which Team USA will not see at at the Olympics, when playing teams such as Greece As the ESPN2 moderators tell us, the FIBA ...

LeBron looks great Early going in the Team USA/Turkey match-up, the game looked more like the Elite 24 than an international contest. For a serious clip, both teams were outletting the ball after made baskets, trying to fast break on everything. Neither team was getting back in transition defense - the first quarter finished up 31-30 [...]

Photo from REUTERS/Victor Fraile . You can dismiss the wins over Canada and Turkey, but Lithuania's a tough squad. So Team USA went out and curb-stomped them . Love it. Here's the highlight package. And awaaaaaay we go! Dwight's getting into it early again with his teammates making an effort to make him the focal point of the offense. It doesn't hurt that Lithuania's interior defense is ...

Team USA gave Turkey a beating in their second exhibition game, but I'm not too impressed. Here are five ways they can please me and Coach K: 5. How about some more air time on Road to Redemption? As Coach K is probably in his last couple of years as a coach, I'd like to see him doing other things than saying come on let's go, this is great, we have to play as a team. I mean, if they don't ...

I rose this morning at 7am CST in order to check out Coach K and the gang and I wasn’t disappointed by what I saw. Worries about a lack of size or a lack of cohesion look like they are unfounded because based on what I saw, this team plays really well together and enjoys being around each other. Of course, all of this may fly out of the window if they face some in-game adversity, ...

Michael Redd and Team USA will face the Turkish National team today in Macau (7 am CT, ESPN2). The Turkish squad features former (and future?) Buck Ersan Ilyasova, along with the NBA's   reigning "Most Improved player" Hedo Turkoglu and 2008 second round draft picks Omar Asik (Chicago) and Semi Erden (Boston). Many Bucks fans have kept close tabs on Ilyasova since his departure from ...

Better wake up early for this one, tip off is at 7 am CST.  You can see it live on ESPN2 or ESPN360.com . More Mavs stuff below... Some random stuff : Next year's schedule does not come out til next week, but we know for sure who we play last ... again. H/T to atthehive.com for this ----------------------------------------------- While your there, check out the write-up ...

Here is your guide to Team USA's run at redemption, complete with re-airs if you don't Tivo or DVR the games you miss. It starts tonight... USA vs. Canada 8 p.m. ET, ESPNHD, ESPN360.com THURSDAY, JULY 31 USA vs. Turkey 8 a.m. ET, ESPN2, ESPN360.com USA vs. Turkey, Re-Air 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 USA vs. Turkey, Re-Air [...]