The USA men’s basketball team hasn’t been playing their best ball of late, but they’re making sure they stay loose and enjoy their time in Rio while they can.
So what better way to do that than go out and play some sand volleyball?
An off day in Rio means pickup beach volleyball for the stars of @usabasketball 😎 pic.twitter.com/mmaGPCyFAF
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) August 16, 2016
Behind-the-scenes with @USABasketball playing pickup beach volleyball in Rio.https://t.co/m6k6neFUUV
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) August 16, 2016
It’s so laid back, some are even playing with drinks in their hands. But they aren’t ordinary drinks, they’re drinking out of coconuts. That’s pretty dope:
.@KlayThompson seems like he’s dancing 🤔😂 nice multi-tasking @boogiecousins! pic.twitter.com/nKivyFFywo
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) August 16, 2016
Team USA doesn’t play again until Wednesday, when they’ll face Argentina at 9:15 p.m. ET. Hopefully the time off serves as a good refresher before they take on one of the more talented teams outside of the U.S. They’ll certainly need to be better than they have the past few contests.
If they play well, it’s got to be the coconuts.
