{"id":3393,"date":"2024-08-08T23:16:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3393"},"modified":"2024-08-08T23:16:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:16:11","slug":"social-media-calls-out-the-refs-for-rigging-usa-serbia-mens-olympic-semi-final-game-after-controversial-game-ending-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3393","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Calls Out The Refs For \u201cRigging\u201d USA-Serbia Men\u2019s Olympic Semi-Final Game After Controversial Game-Ending (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As is the case with just about any major professional sports event, fans are convinced that the USA-Serbia men\u2019s basketball semi-final game at the 2024 Olympics was rigged after a strange ending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<div id=\"med_rect_atf2\" class=\"pw-tag\" data-pw-desk=\"med_rect_atf\" data-pw-mobi=\"med_rect_atf\" data-google-query-id=\"CLSto73C5ocDFXM0RAgdtkcoWg\">\n<p>Soon after Noah Lyles was shocked by Boswana\u2019s Letsile Tebogo in the men\u2019s 200-meter race, it looked like a second major upset was about to happen at the 2024 Olympics on day 13 of the Paris games.<\/p>\n<p>Nikola Jokic and Serbia held a 13-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, needing to hold on for just 10 minutes to pull off the historic upset. But LeBron James, Joel Embiid,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/kevin-durant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Durant<\/a>\u00a0and Stephen Curry went full beast mode in the fourth quarter, and the Americans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-olympics-basketball\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401694864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outscored\u00a0<\/a>Serbia 32-15 to pull out a 95-91 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The turning point came with 7:19 remaining, when Durant made a three-pointer that cut the deficit to eight with 7:19 to go. Jokic was issued a foul, so the Americans kept possession.\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/devin-booker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devin Booker<\/a>\u00a0trilled a three to make it 78-73, and the US took over from there:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jokic called for a foul here on a KD three. Do you agree with this call? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USABMNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USABMNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Serbia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Serbia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2NBqBiPCsY\">pic.twitter.com\/2NBqBiPCsY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rate the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rate_the_Refs\/status\/1821645137535181302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The six-point play proved to be the ultimate difference-maker in USA\u2019s four-point victory. That controversial call, coupled with the improbable comeback, has fans convinced that the game was rigged in USA\u2019s favor:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"follow-us-wrapper has-black-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-2\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rigged 4th Q as expected.<\/p>\n<p>When they give Jokic 4th personal foul then a momentum change. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/basketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#basketball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Domen Zagar (@Domen128) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Domen128\/status\/1821650763061268584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">rigged against jokic<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 slotslights guys blender (@VINTWOMORETIMES) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VINTWOMORETIMES\/status\/1821647921848504697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"da\">Rigged for USA.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic &gt; Embiid<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Goat (@Everylastgoat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Everylastgoat\/status\/1821641264732778678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On behalf of every basketball fan&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, USA-Serbia. This was brilliant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Basketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Basketball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIBA (@FIBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIBA\/status\/1821650434874134595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This game was rigged. Serbia was never going to be allowed to steal the limelight<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wyatt (@WySantangelo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WySantangelo\/status\/1821651807476838870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Because of the IOC&#8217;s rigged semifinals, I dont get to cal LeBron &#8220;LeBronze&#8221; online for the rest of his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Agartha Gazette (@AgarthaGazette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AgarthaGazette\/status\/1821661074657272217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The 6-point play was a joke. Additionally, the backcourt violation wasn&#8217;t even properly called. These bad decisions decided the game in favor of the USA. These woke <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> are a farce, and Serbia was robbed of their victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goddeketal\/status\/1821652131658817938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Curry saved the day for the Americans at the 2024 Olympics by tallying a game-high 36 points. The ageless James tallied a triple-double (16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists), while Embiid overcame a slow start to finish with 19 points.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-usa-vs-france-in-the-2024-olympics-men-s-basketball-final\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">USA vs. France In The 2024 Olympics Men\u2019s Basketball Final<\/h2>\n<p>The host nation just barely outlasted Germany in another nail-biting semi-final affair, squeaking out a 73-69 victory to punch their ticket to the gold medal game. And so, it\u2019ll be\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/victor-wembanyama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a>\u00a0and France against the U.S. on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>As for Jokic and his resilient teammates, they\u2019ll try to avoid going home empty-handed when they play Germany in the bronze medal game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As is the case with just about any major professional sports event, fans are convinced that the USA-Serbia men\u2019s basketball semi-final game at the 2024 Olympics was rigged after a &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3395,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3393\/revisions\/3395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}