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Team USA's unsung hero

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08:08 AM ET 08.09 | Clearly, there are bigger names. While everyone understandably laughs incredulously at Kobe Bryant's 3-point onslaught and LeBron James' first Olympic triple-double, there's another guy who deserves a share of the spotlight after Team USA's 119-86 win over Australia on Wednesday. His name? Kevin Love. Still think he doesn't deserve a spot on Team USA? When Blake Griffin, Chris Bosh and Dwight Howard got scratched for the Olympics squad, a pocket of Americans worried about the prospects of having no real backup center on Team USA. It was Tyson Chandler and ... Love. And even then, it seemed skepticism of Love's Olympic qualifications remained. But nowadays, chances are Kevin Durant won't be the only one showering Love with praise on Twitter.

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August 9, 2012 08:15 AM ET

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Wasn't this guy deep in the doghouse about 2 weeks ago? Props to Love for turning it around if that was the case.

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August 9, 2012 08:19 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:15 AM ET 08.09 by El_Tiny Hippo

Wasn't this guy deep in the doghouse about 2 weeks ago? Props to Love for turning it around if that was the case.

He must have taken LeBron out for Fish n Chips

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August 9, 2012 09:17 AM ET

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Team USA's unsung hero...

Same guy that can't get his team to the playoffs, right?

Eli...

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August 9, 2012 09:27 AM ET

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All You Need Is Love, Bro.

I Love LA

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August 9, 2012 09:51 AM ET

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Love conquers all

DR_Universal

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August 9, 2012 09:53 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:51 AM ET 08.09 by jgb

the unsung hero is that 90% of the world can't play basketball over a HS level

Lol, exactly, yay we can beat the rest of the world at something they are not good at!

Chitown's Finest!

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August 9, 2012 09:58 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:19 AM ET 08.09 by Onion

He must have taken LeBron out for Fish n Chips

I'll take fish'n'chips any day. Extra malt vinegar, please.

h2opololpunk

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August 9, 2012 10:32 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:55 AM ET 08.09 by Just another DJ

Hey, Chi. How goes it?

Whats good DJ? Hows things in Cali today?

DR_Universal

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August 9, 2012 11:35 AM ET

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Originally posted 11:19 AM ET 08.09 by Captain Confusion

What'd you folks think about the fouls from the French team...? I thought it was gonna be a melee after the one from Batum...

Notice what he was aiming at? Damned frenchies!