Lithuania’s Vaidas Kariniauskas taunts Workforce USA’s Austin Reaves throughout their sport within the Fiba World Cup at Mall of Asia Area. -FIBA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Austin Reaves discovered himself on the dangerous finish of a viral second in Workforce USA’s loss to Lithuania within the Fiba World Cup on Sunday.
Reaves had an enormous goal on his again towards Lithuania, which punished him within the put up each time he was on the ground.
Reaves performed his worst sport for Workforce USA, ending with seven factors on 1-of-4 capturing from the sphere in lower than 13 minutes of motion. He fouled out with nonetheless 2:13 left within the sport.
Reaves had a tricky time containing Lithuania’s larger guards on the low block, together with Vaidas Kariniauskas, who even caught his tongue out on the Los Angeles Lakers rising star after scoring towards him.
Kariniauskas, nonetheless, cleared that taunting Reaves was “nothing private.”
In actual fact, Kariniauskas was even inspired by at least Reaves’ older brother Spencer.
“I performed along with his brother so I talked to him earlier than the sport and he stated ‘give him the trash speak,’” he stated following Lithuania’s 110-104 win.
Vaidas Kariniauskas leads Lithuania previous Workforce USA ultimately of the second spherical of the Fiba World Cup. –FIBA PHOTO
He did simply that and backed it up too with 15 huge factors in 17 minutes off the bench to assist Lithuania keep unbeaten at 5-0 heading into the quarterfinal spherical.
The 29-year-old Kariniauskas and Spencer had been teammates with Brose Bamberg in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) final 12 months.
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