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ballhype.com - 8/5/2008
U.S Men’s Olympic Basketball Team: NBA Foreigners Talk Dream Team Chances

Today concluded the final exhibition game for the U.S Men’s basketball squad. They faced Australia, contender to at least take the bronze in these Olympic Games and proved their no nonsense basketball by almost ousting Argentina a couple days back.

Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 22 in the 87-76 win and in my very honest opinion a quite embarrassing one over the boys from down-under who played without their best player Andrew Bogut!

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