The United States took down Canada in an Olympic men’s basketball exhibition on Wednesday night, and Duke basketball legend [autotag]Jayson Tatum[/autotag] offered one of the highlight offensive possessions of the game.
Tatum, the only Blue Devil on the American roster, got the ball in the closing seconds of the second quarter with the American squad leading 39-33. He ended up across Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City Thunder star and MVP finalist from this past NBA season.
In the battle of two All-NBA First Team stars, Tatum got the better of his Canadian counterpart. Tatum bounced the ball back and forth between his hands, feigning both directions before whirling around to his right for a spin move to sneak around Gilgeous-Alexander.
The move left Tatum an easy path to the basket, laying in a soft layup off the backboard to give Team USA an eight-point lead.
Tatum, who won his first NBA title with the Boston Celtics last month, ended the game with eight points, two assists, and a rebound in 17 minutes.
His bag is deep.
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— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 11, 2024
Team USA won the game 86-72.