Team USA Wins World Cup Gold + What Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the Next Generation Mean for the Future | Chiney Today
Team USA is golden again. 🥇🇺🇸 Chiney Ogwumike breaks down Team USA’s 97-79 win over France in the 2026 FIBA World Cup Final, extending its streak to 36 straight World Cup wins and securing a fifth consecutive World Cup championship. Ashanti Plummer joins Chiney LIVE from Berlin to share what it was like inside the arena as Team USA flipped the game in the second half. Chiney also goes to the tape to break down the adjustments that changed the game, including Kara Lawson’s elite substitutions, Breanna Stewart’s impact, Napheesa Collier’s hustle and Caitlin Clark’s huge three before halftime. Plus, Chiney and Ashanti look ahead to the future of USA Basketball. What will Team USA’s 2028 Olympics roster look like? How will Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the rest of young core fit alongside the vets playing in their final Olympic game? And with Gabby Williams, Marine Johannès, and France continuing to improve, what will the future look like with the world beginning to close the gap? IN THIS EPISODE: -Team USA wins its fifth straight FIBA World Cup title -How USA dominated France in the second half -Chiney breaks down the biggest plays on the Telestrator -Breanna Stewart earns World Cup MVP -Jackie Young shines on the biggest stage -Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese make a huge impact -What will Team USA’s roster look like at the 2028 Olympics? -Gabby Williams, France and the growing international threat -Ashanti Plummer officially joins the Chiney Today family Subscribe for more episodes of Chiney Today: The Heartbeat of Hoops. Timestamps: -0:00 Intro -1:16 Chiney welcomes a new friend of the show! -3:12 Team USA beats France to win 5th straight Gold medal -5:26 The two halves of basketball -8:15 Breaking down the key moments in Team USA’s win -11:57 Giving flowers to EVERY player -18:20 How will Team USA look in 2028 for the Olympics? -21:13 France, Spain, and the World have caught up -22:46 Give Gabby Williams her flowers! -26:11 Marine Johannes gave us the BEST World Cup moment -27:17 Final World Cup Takeaways -28:51 Drop THIS in the comments! -29:20 Goodbye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
