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Nike has released a stunning commercial for Team USA women’s basketball. The club won gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, and Nike commemorated the moment with a powerful message. “It’s inspiring when we think about it. Every 4 years, teams come from around the world to compete… For second place.” The new Nike commercial […]

The Team USA women’s basketball team won a nail-biter against France in the gold medal game on Aug. 11, winning their eighth consecutive gold medal. New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu was a part of the win, and to celebrate she went over courtside to share a moment with Kobe Bryant’s family. Sabrina Ionescu celebrating […]

As Team USA struggled with a stiff challenge from France in the Olympic final, the internet, as usual, added its two cents. During a game in which the American women had to come back against the French, fans on social media kept bringing up the name of a WNBA player who was controversially left off […]

Even in the aftermath of a Gold Medal victory over the host nation of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Team USA forward Jayson Tatum couldn’t hide his dissatisfaction with how tumultuous the experience of representing his country for the second time had been this summer. Tatum reflected on the tournament and the two DNP-CD’s he received […]

Team USA women’s basketball has put an exclamation point on a strong Olympic performance by the United States. Team USA faced off against France this morning with a chance to make Olympic history with a win. They pulled off a narrow 67-66 victory that was toughly contested until the final moments of the game. Chicago […]

Team USA made it a goal of theirs to do everything in their power to win gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics after they failed to earn a medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Sure enough, with a 98-87 victory over France on Saturday, the Americans won gold, and it was thanks in large […]

Following Team USA’s gold-medal victory over France in the finals of the Olympic Games, LeBron James was named the men’s basketball MVP. While James played well throughout the Olympics, Stephen Curry stood out in the semifinals and final, which led former NBA player Stephon Marbury to call out the MVP decision. James and Curry, two […]

The International Olympic Committee confirmed a controversial ruling on Sunday that will require American gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise event. The decision, upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), sparked widespread debate and an impending appeal from U.S. Olympic officials. The ruling […]

Team USA won gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics thanks to a 98-87 victory over France in their gold medal game on Saturday. And while it was certainly a team effort, a flurry of threes from Stephen Curry late in the game put the game to rest for the Americans, while also serving as a […]

The Team USA men’s basketball team captured Olympic gold once again Saturday, defeating France 98-87. Following the game, one of the team’s elder statesmen, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, was asked what he would dub this year’s squad. His answer would likely make a lot of Marvel fans pretty happy. “There’s the dream team, […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum’s playing time has been a constant headline throughout Team USA’s run for a fifth consecutive gold medal. Tatum did not play in two of the six games in the Olympics, including the semifinal victory over Serbia. He then came off the bench in the first quarter and played 11 minutes […]

Team USA took home the gold in their win against France, and it came behind an unreal performance from Stephen Curry with a few minutes left on the clock. French head coach Vincent Collet had his group ready, but it wasn’t enough to stop one of the greatest 3-point shooters this world has seen. After […]

Former President Barack Obama is giving flowers to Team USA men’s basketball. Team USA knocked out France to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Obama congratulated the team in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Last month, I had a chance to meet with the men’s @usabasketball team before they went […]

Stephen Curry has received quite a bit of praise for his strong play with Team USA in the 2024 Summer Olympics, and considering what he managed to do against Serbia and France in their final two games, it’s not too hard to see why. However, there were a lot of under-the-radar contributors for Team USA […]

Team USA women’s basketball will compete for a gold medal this morning at the Paris Olympics against France. Team USA has been on an impressive run in the Olympics, earning their 60th consecutive Olympic win in the semifinals. A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart are leading the charge and have Team USA thinking about making Olympic […]

For the first four games of the 2024 Summer Olympics, it looked as if the picturesque jumper of Stephen Curry had been lost in the midst of all of Team USA’s pre-Olympics travels. In Team USA’s three group play games and in their first knockout round game versus Brazil, the game’s greatest shooter was a […]

Steph Curry stole the show. LeBron James grabbed his share of headlines by helping control the game. USA Basketball’s all-time Olympics leading scorer, Kevin Durant, earned a fourth gold at the Summer Games. Given all of that, San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama — all of 20 years old and with just one NBA year […]

Team USA’s talented roster might be the most accomplished group of basketball players ever assembled. And while Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday isn’t considered the best member of that star-studded squad, he achieved something during the 2024 Summer Olympics that none of his teammates have. After beating France 98-87 on Saturday, Holiday earned his second […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was named the MVP of the 2024 men’s basketball Olympics amid his stellar play for Team USA. James was the oldest player for the United States and was playing in his fourth Olympics. That begs the question as to whether or not he will suit up in 2028. Following […]

The Team USA men’s basketball squad is celebrating their incredible run in the 2024 Olympics. The USA secured another gold meal with their 98-87 win over Victor Wembanyama and France on Saturday. Veteran USA star and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James was hyped about the occasion but did not hold back on trolling fellow […]

Team USA grabbed their fifth straight Olympics gold medal in basketball following their 98-87 win against France on Saturday and a big reason why was the continued brilliance of Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant will have to make a decision on whether or not to play for Team USA in four years for […]

Team USA basketball brought home their fifth straight Olympics gold medal with a 98-87 win over host country France. The trio of LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were stellar as they’ve been all of the Olympics so far. But Team USA head coach Steve Kerr made sure to single out Devin Booker who […]

Team USA defeated Team France 98-87 in the Gold Medal Match at the Olympics on Saturday, thanks in large part to Steph Curry’s four threes in the final three minutes. NBA legend Magic Johnson, who was a part of the 1992 USA Olympic “Dream Team,” was impressed. Johnson congratulated the Americans after the game, via […]

The Stephen Curry career storybook got more new pages on Saturday as Team USA defeated Team France by a score of 98-87, outscoring France 26-21 in the fourth quarter’s action. Team France got close but Stephen Curry buried them with a barrage of three-pointers, much to the delight of Carmelo Anthony as shown in an […]

Team France fell in an epic 98-87 battle with Team USA in the Olympic gold medal match on Saturday. However, the Americans may have woken up the beast inside of Victor Wembanyama. “Wemby” had a blunt response to the loss, via Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News. “Victor Wembanyama, with a silver medal around […]

In the aftermath of the United States winning the gold medal in men’s basketball for the fifth straight time, Team USA captain and NBA superstar LeBron James was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. In addition to celebrating the memorable 98-87 triumph over France in the championship game, James said that basketball continues […]

Team USA men’s basketball had an incredible run in the 2024 Olympics. The squad went undefeated and secured another gold medal with their 98-87 win over France on Saturday. Stephen Curry shined as Team USA’s leading scorer in the matchup. After the win, the USA celebrated their win in a social media post, but the […]

Joel Embiid does not mind ruffling some feathers. That is exactly what Embiid did before the Team USA-France gold medal game on Saturday. “They’re going to boo me, I’m going to go back at them and tell them to suck it,” Embiid said Friday, via Mike Finger of The San Antonio Express-News. Sure enough, Embiid […]

Stephen Curry and Team USA beat Team France on Saturday by a score of 98-87, giving Steve Kerr, LeBron James and company the gold medal over Evan Fournier and Victor Wembanyama’s team. Afterward, Curry took time out to speak to legendary sports broadcaster Mike Tirico. Curry was asked by Tirico if the game felt like […]

The United States earned its gold medal in men’s basketball after a hard-fought and memorable 98-87 victory over France, and much of the credit must go sharpshooting Stephen Curry, who nailed four three-point field goals in a decisive fourth quarter surge. Players to win an NBA title, NBA MVP, Finals MVP and an Olympic Gold […]

Team USA men’s basketball won the gold medal after defeating France by a final score of 98-87 on Saturday. LeBron James led the way and won MVP, while Stephen Curry took over in the gold medal game. Meanwhile, one of the primary storylines during Team USA’s run was Jayson Tatum’s lack of playing time. And […]

After securing the decisive win over Team France to secure Olympic Gold, Team USA celebrated their moment in style, with players gesturing to the crowd, flashing their new gold, and, most importantly of all, joking around with their teammates before they go back to being rivals once more. One such example came when Stephen Curry […]

Traditionally, USA Basketball tops the world. Despite routinely winning gold in the Olympics, though, the Red, White & Blue finished just fourth place in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. That’s why LeBron James and company did everything in their power to right the ship at the 2024 Paris Olympics, via The Washington Post’s Ben Golliver. […]

So much for Stephen Curry’s lone Olympics being forgettable. The Golden State Warriors superstar firmly put weeks-long struggles with Team USA behind him when it mattered most on Saturday, leading the Americans to a 98-87 win over France for Olympic gold Olympic gold with one of the most ridiculous late-game shot-making displays of his career. […]

Kevin Durant arrived in Paris with a Summer Games hoops legacy that was already among the best ever, but he will return to the United States as arguably the most successful Olympics player of all-time. Following Saturday’s 98-87 victory versus France in the men’s final, Durant is now the first male basketball talent to win […]

With the Gold Medal and Olympics immortality on the line, Team USA and Team France met in the final game of the men’s Olympic basketball tournament on Saturday afternoon, and delivered an all-timer for hoops fans who have been tuned in throughout what has been one of the most memorable and competitive tournaments in the […]

The man nicknamed LeCaptain America is poetically awarded tournament MVP honors after Team USA’s 98-87 goal medal victory against France on Saturday. LeBron James wanted one last great Olympics moment before retiring, and he empathically gets it. The four-time NBA finals MVP recorded 14 points on efficient 6-of-10 shooting, 10 assists and six rebounds in […]

Steph Curry gets buckets in his sleep. At least, that’s what his celebration suggested after hitting a dagger three over two France defenders in the Olympic gold medal match. Curry’s shot all but wrapped up the victory for Team USA, via NBC Olympics & Paralympics. "THE GOLDEN DAGGER!" Steph Curry that is utterly ridiculous. 🤯#ParisOlympics […]

Team USA has beat France, 98-87, in impressive fashion to win their fifth consecutive gold medal at the Paris Olympics as it also means some celebrating from fans of the Miami Heat. Bam Adebayo and Erik Spoelstra were a part of the USA squad as video shows them embracing after the victory in what is […]