MANILA, Philippines (AP) — If there was a silver lining to the U.S. World Cup team losing to Lithuania, it’s that the Americans now know how painful it is to watch another national team celebrate in its face. As one might guess, they didn’t enjoy that feeling. And if it happens again at this World Cup, it’ll be much, much worse. Monday was a back-to-reality day for the U.S., one day after its undefeated summer run ended with a 110-104 loss to Lithuania to end the second round of the World Cup. A quarterfinal game against Italy awaits on Tuesday.
World Cup quarterfinals start Tuesday. They bring a 2nd chance for USA Basketball
