At the basketball quarter finals last night. Watched the show put on by team USA’s NBA stars with enjoyment. There’s a good deal of showboating of course, especially once they’d opened up a lead of 25 plus points in the second half, but there’s any evident passion for the game and a joy in their talents that infectious. In the press conference afterwards, it was also very clear from what Kobe Bryant said that they are not here to fool around and that making up for the loss at the world championships, and especially at the last Olympics to Argentina, is very much on the players’ minds.
Anyway, here’s some action. First, a dunk by 6′ 11″ center Dwight Howard:
Then Kobe netting a three pointer:
And best of all, the Fuwas breakdancing!