New Zealand does Haka dance, Team USA seems confused

New Zealand started off their game against Team USA at the FIBA World Cup with the traditional Haka dance and the American players looked a little perplexed by what exactly was going on.
New Zealand does Haka dance, Team USA seems confused
New Zealand does Haka dance, Team USA seems confused /

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New Zealand started off their game against Team USA at the FIBA World Cup with the traditional Haka dance and the American players looked a little perplexed by what exactly was going on.

While you could attack NBA players for their lack of worldliness (if watching YouTube videos of Haka dances counts as worldliness), but these guys have played in a lot of basketball games in their lives and this is probably the first time they have ever been danced at during warmups.

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GALLERY: 1992 DREAM TEAM: CLASSIC PHOTOS

1992 Dream Team: Classic Photos

Team USA

Team USA
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The 1992 U.S. men's basketball team, affectionately called "The Dream Team," is considered by many to be the greatest collection of talent in the history of sport. Led by Charles Barkley, who averaged a team-high 18.0 points per game, the Americans steamrolled the international competition, winning, on average, by almost 44 points a game. To remember that historic squad, SI.com dug through the photo archives. Here's the best of what we found.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan
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Larry Bird

Larry Bird

Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley
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Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan
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Larry Bird

Larry Bird

Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing
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Karl Malone

Karl Malone
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Christian Laettner

Christian Laettner
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Chris Mullin

Chris Mullin
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Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson

Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson
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Clyde Drexler

Clyde Drexler
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Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley
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Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan and Clyde Drexler

Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan and Clyde Drexler
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Charles Barkley, Christian Laettner, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson

Charles Barkley, Christian Laettner, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson
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Chuck Daly and Michael Jordan

Chuck Daly and Michael Jordan
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John Stockton and Karl Malone

John Stockton and Karl Malone
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David Robinson

David Robinson
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Team USA

Team USA
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