"John Wall may have been the only member of the Wizards to have a good time at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. JaVale McGee was informed that he had been cut from Team USA hours before it defeated France, 86-55. McGee didn't attend the game, caught a flight back to Los Angeles, vented about basketball reporters who can't play basketball on Twitter, then took liberty with the term "drive-thru" at a McDonald's.

Yi Jianlian also had a rather forgettable outing for China, missing 12 of his 15 shot attempts and finishing with 11 points and six rebounds as his team lost, 92-76, to Puerto Rico. Wall spoke to Yi before the game, huddling with his new teammate at a tunnel near the Chinese locker room.

At halftime of the Americans' win over France, I asked Wall about McGee getting cut. Wall said he thought the experience of playing for Team USA was probably good for him and now McGee can focus on helping out the Wizards next season. Wall admitted that he'd like to wear a USA jersey in the near future and said that he was impressed by the sacrifices the players made in order for the U.S. to be successful in Turkey.

As for Yi, he simply missed shots against Puerto Rico. Yi repeatedly found his way to open shots, but couldn't knock them down. He had two thunderous dunks -- midway through the first quarter and late in the fourth quarter, when he had a vicious two-handed rebound put-back. China is not very good, but it really won't be able to do much in the World Championships if its best player isn't shooting well. "