Gregg Popovich

Two basketball players dressed in white US uniforms are shown on either side of a player wearing a red Iranian uniform.

Basketball diplomacy: US, Iran meet on court at Tokyo Games

July 28, 2021Tokyo Olympics

It’s somewhat rare for the US and Iran — nations that haven’t had diplomatic relations for more than four decades — to get together in anything, from sporting events to nuclear talks. It happened Wednesday at the Tokyo Olympics as the US and Iranian basketball teams squared off on the court.