Team USA looked plenty prepared for New Zealand on the court in Tuesday's blowout win in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball, but the Americans didn't appear ready for their opponents' pregame ritual. Like most national teams from the nation, New Zealand's basketball team starts all competitions by performing a haka , a traditional Maori challenge or war cry that rates as one of the coolest sights in sports . While Team USA wasn't exactly deterred by the performance, the players looked pretty confused: But confusion is not the same as disrespect, and Team USA did not insult New Zealand's honor — if anything, submitting to the ritual in the first place proves that the team understood its importance. However, a former member of the U.S. national team was not so kind. On Twitter, Golden State Warriors wing Andre Iguodala, a gold-medal winner at the 2010 World Championships and 2012 Olympics, made his thoughts known after the game (via EOB ): New Zealand thought they dance was gone intimidate us.... That ain't nothing but the A town stump! #GoUSA #FIBAWorldCup2014 — Andre Iguodala (@andre) September 2, 2014 It's pretty clear that the haka has a longer and deeper tradition...