Joel Embiid missed Team USA's practice session before the Olympic semifinals

The USA basketball team will face Serbia in the men's basketball Olympic semifinal, which is scheduled for Thursday, August 8.

Team coach Steve Kerr has announced that Joel Embiid missed the team's final practice session a day before the game. Kerr explained that this was a precautionary measure due to an injury. Embiid sustained an ankle sprain during the quarterfinal match against Brazil on August 6. He played 12 minutes in that game, scoring 14 points and grabbing 7 rebounds.

Additionally, we have prepared the schedule for the basketball semifinals.

It is also worth noting that USA basketball coach Steve Kerr has discussed whether he will start Kevin Durant or bring him off the bench. Kerr explained that if Durant had been with the team from the start, it is likely he would have been in the starting lineup.