Lakers News: When To Watch Team USA, Austin Reaves In FIBA Semis Friday

After a Sunday stumble, can the Americans win their second straight in Manila?

Your 2023-24 Los Angeles Lakers are represented by just one still-active player at the quarterfinals stage of this year's FIBA World Cup competition: starting shooting guard Austin Reaves.

The newly re-signed swingman out of the University of Oklahoma is a reserve on Team USA, but has been a big contributor thus far. New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson and Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star shooting guard Anthony Edwards comprise the program's starting backcourt.

The Americans beat Team Italy in a 100-63 blowout during the quarterfinals, and now will get a three-day reprieve before their semifinal matchup. That victory, by the way, means that Team USA has now bested its most recent finish at the last World Cup (a paltry seventh place).

So the big question now becomes: after a Sunday stumble, can the Americans win their second straight in Manila? To stay alive in the tournament, they're going to have to!

The club will face off against the winner of ex-Lakers point guard Dennis Schröder and Team Germany's impending matchup against Team Latvia, which is set for tomorrow. Germany, one of the tougher teams in tourney (and still undefeated at 5-0) is favored.

Per USA Basketball's official website, Team USA's next game is set for Friday, September 8th, at 5:40 a.m. PT and will be broadcast on ESPN 2. As usual, the bout will be available for viewing in perpetuity to ESPN+ subscribers (or, you know, trial subscribers).

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