{"id":13241,"date":"2024-08-08T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=13241"},"modified":"2025-02-18T00:57:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T05:57:27","slug":"team-usa-basketball-shines-better-than-the-dream-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/team-usa-basketball-shines-better-than-the-dream-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team USA Basketball SHINES | Better than the Dream Team?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>In this episode, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/contributors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eddie and Anthony<\/a><\/strong> review Team USA Basketball performance in the Olympics, which has been impressive. 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