The basketball jersey was our uniform. That is how I felt.” Not an Olympics goes by without people asking why Puerto Rico has Olympic teams and athletes in the first place.

United States head coach Steve Kerr yells to his team during a men’s basketball game against Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. AP ...

Puerto Rico, which finished 12th in the 2020 Olympics, defeated New Zealand, 69-67, on Feb. 10 to qualify for Paris. It will face Serbia on Sunday in Group A, which also features Spain and China.