“Hopefully we won't see them until the end”

Fear of America? Sees this advantage

World champion Daniel Thies knows Team USA's NBA stars inside out. Before the Olympic fight, the German world champion has an advantage over his team.

Germany's basketball players will have Japan as their first opponent at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In the test match just before the Olympics, the world champion made a big statement.

World champion Daniel Thies knows Team USA's NBA stars inside out. Before the Olympic fight, the German world champion has an advantage over his team.

World champion Daniel Thies knows Team USA's NBA stars from everyday life, and the German basketball national has a corresponding amount of respect for his next opponent. “They're all absolute superstars,” said the New Orleans Pelicans expert a week before the Olympics began. the sky– Interview.

Monday (8 p.m./ProSieben), the gold medalists from Manila meet LeBron James' team at a dress rehearsal in London. “I don't think they're unbeatable,” Thies says, but expects a fight as late as possible in the Summer Games: “Hopefully we won't see them until the end. Of course that would be a dream.

Thies: “We won't see them until the end”

If they meet this year's highlight, Thies says they will have “a good day” to win it all.

There are still opportunities. “They're all a bit older on average, so they don't run as fast as we want to run,” Thies said: “So we definitely have to use our speed and, of course, our fighting spirit against them. .”