Bogut: Teams asking U.S. players for autographs 'are beaten' before game starts

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It's not just regular people who get starstruck by Team USA - fellow Olympians do, too.

Australian center Andrew Bogut called out players on opposing teams who treat their U.S. opponents like celebrities.

"Teams who ask the Americans to autograph their shoes are beaten before the game begins. But that's not us and we think we can win," Bogut said, as quoted by Dave Smith of NBC Sports Radio.

The Aussies were the first team to go 2-0 after defeating Serbia earlier Monday. The Dallas Mavericks big man finished with nine points, 12 boards, six assists, and three blocks in 25 minutes.

Bogut and company will have a crack at the 2-0 Americans on Wednesday.