Steve Kerr and Team USA’s next Olympic task: It’s time to get Stephen Curry going

LILLE, France — No one told me to travel with a locksmith. Yet while Kerr’s choice not to play Jayson Tatum against Serbia might have sparked the most headlines after the latest game, he has an even more important thing to fix that went overlooked a bit in the aftermath of it all: With South Sudan up next on Wednesday, and the memory fresh of the close call against them in a friendly game on July 20, now it’s time for Kerr to get his beloved Golden State Warriors co-worker, Steph Curry, going again. And I got to play alongside KD, so I was good.” GO DEEPER On Team USA, Kevin Durant is a mentor for Anthony Edwards — like Kobe once was for him South Sudan’s incredible run If Edwards’ assessment of the last South Sudan matchup is any indication, the Americans won’t be surprised by the Olympic newcomers again this time around. “We didn’t prepare, so I think we’ll prepare, watch film on them, and come back and be ready to try to beat them.” Since then, the South Sudan team, coached by former NBA player Royal Ivey and built by former NBA player Luol Deng, went on to earn the program’s first-ever Olympic win by downing Puerto Rico, 90-79, on Sunday. “So for Nigeria to do what they did and beat in ’19, and South Sudan giving us that game the other day, you see the growth of the game in Africa, but especially with South Sudan with everything that’s happened there, it’s just a remarkable story.” If the South Sudanese can beat either Team USA or Serbia, which they play on Saturday, they could move on to the knockout round.