Dave Portnoy reveals why he wants USA basketball team to LOSE Olympics final to France in Paris

Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy enjoys causing chaos and being part of the story of events bigger than himself, which is really any story.

Portnoy also displays a patriotic nature, talking about his love for his home country, the United States, except when the Olympic teams there are competing for gold medals.

The Barstool boss revealed that he will compete against Team USA in the Olympic finals on Saturday in Paris for France.

He reasons this from his loyalty to Boston Sports player Jayson Tatum of Celtics, who was benched by American coach Steve Kerr during the team’s epic comeback in the semi-final against Serbia on Thursday.

“I want to be very clear. I hope France beats the US in the gold medal game in basketball,” Portnoy said. “My loyalty to @jaytatum0 is much stronger than to dodobrain Steve Kerr and Bron Bron.”

“And anyone who cares more about Olympic gold than the NBA title in basketball is either a liar or their team sucks. This is not a goal that teams and players work toward their whole lives. It’s a recreational tournament that lasts a couple of weeks. Give me a chance,” Portnoy continued.

Portnoy’s video and posts were in response to controversial American basketball star Patrick Beverley.

Beverley signed with Israeli powerhouse Hapoel Tel Aviv this offseason, but went on to play in the NBA for more than a decade.

“The crazy thing is people were hoping (Team USA) would lose yesterday,” Beverley said on social media. “That’s crazy stuff. (One more) game to go.”

Beverley’s message was not directly addressed to Portnoy, but to a group of Nuggets and Hawks fans, who supported Serbia because of their two biggest stars, Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic.

The French squad includes four NBA players, namely Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert, who play for the Spurs and Timberwolves respectively.