Nigeria’s D’Tigers crash out of the Olympics after their third consecutive loss

Nigeria’s D’Tigers lose their third Group B game in the men’s basketball event of the Tokyo Olympics 71-80 to Italy.

D'Tigers going from beating the US basketball team to losing all three games at the Olympics. It was their third loss, and they finished bottom of their group.

They will grow from here. Defeat will make the team prepare for the next Olympics.

Three painful losses.

D’Tigers’ run comes to end. We’ll be back. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/gzPAgsobuX

— D’Tigers | Nigeria Basketball #Tokyo2020 (@NigeriaBasket) July 31, 2021