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Nuggets Journal: What I saw, heard and learned at a USA-Serbia Olympics basketball game

I stopped by the group stage of the basketball tournament at the Olympics while I was overseas. Here’s how it was different from the NBA.

Serbia's Nikola Jokic, center, challenges USA's Steph Curry, right, in the men's preliminary round group C basketball match between Serbia and USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Denis CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)
Serbia’s Nikola Jokic, center, challenges USA’s Steph Curry, right, in the men’s preliminary round group C basketball match between Serbia and USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, northern France, on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Denis CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)
A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
By | bdurando@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Fans of Serbia stood and cheered for a LeBron James dunk. For a Steph Curry 3-pointer. Want to know what makes the Olympics so unique from the NBA? Passion for basketball that leaves self-seriousness at the door.

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