The value of energy in basketball knows no bounds, especially when coupled with athleticism like Kenneth Faried’s. Team USA’s starting power forward has used those attributes and a burgeoning skill-set to crush World Cup competition so far, shooting 14-of-17 from the field entering today’s game versus New Zealand.
By sprinting the floor and flying high to grab a halfcourt lob from Steph Curry early against the Tall Blacks, Faried made it clear his dominant play would continue.
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Manimal indeed.
Faried was a long-shot to make Team USA in mid-July, but has emerged as arguably its most effective – and highlight-worthy – player in World Cup pool play.
(Vine via Steve Noah)
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