China's national team said Saturday they regretted the narrow loss to Greece in the preliminary rounds of the 2010 FIBA World Championships in the afternoon.
U.S. men's basketball team beat Greece 87-59 in a friendly game held in Athens Olympic Stadium on Wednesday evening, three days ahead of the World Basketball Championship which runs from August 28 to September 12 in Turkey.
The United States survived a spirited comeback from world champions Spain to win 86-85 in thrilling a warm-up game on Sunday, sending out a warning to their rivals ahead of the world championships.
Jeff Green and JaVale McGee were cut from the U.S. national basketball team on Sunday, leaving the squad one over the limit for the upcoming world championship.
The United States tuned-up for the world basketball championships by routing France 86-55 in an exhibition on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Miami Heat guard Carlos Arroyo scored 16 points and had nine assists to lead Puerto Rico to a 92-76 victory over China in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
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