It was not the result that they would have wanted, but USA head coach Steve Kerr said he was happy with the experience the team had from their 110-104 loss to Lithuania.  

Russia and Belarus have been excluded from many sports events since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, though individual athletes have been allowed to compete under certain restrictions.

The erstwhile undefeated United States on Sunday fell to Lithuania, 110-104, in their second round face-off in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Bogdan Bogdanovic was just too much to handle as Serbia manhandled Dominican Republic in a 112-79 beating to advance to the 2023 FIBA World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.