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For nearly a year in 2022, Brittney Griner was detained in a Russian prison, never knowing if she would return home or play basketball ever again. And today, less than two years after being released as part of a prisoner exchange, Griner won her third Olympic gold medal. Griner, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury […]

Team USA’s men’s basketball team completed their mission on Saturday night, bringing home the gold medal after beating France 98-87. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James named this year’s squad “the Avengers,” and it’s a moniker that has quickly caught on. Fellow teammate and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry endorsed the nickname via X, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Men’s Basketball portion of the 2024 Paris Olympics concluded on Saturday, with LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue and Team USA defeating Nicolas Batum and France in the Gold Medal Game. The United States defeated France, 98-87. It’s the fifth consecutive Gold Medal for the Americans and the 17th time in the country’s history that […]

While Team France is competing against a stacked Team USA, one would think they are in the game because of such NBA stars like Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, or even Evan Fournier. They would be wrong as the star for them early in the game was Guerschon Yabusele which his performance has spawned fan reactions […]

LeBron James added to the excitement of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday by unveiling a brand-new sneaker ahead of Team USA’s gold medal game against France. Just before tip-off, James showcased two versions of his latest signature shoe, the LeBron 22, marking a significant moment as Team USA prepared to pursue their fifth consecutive […]

There is no doubt that the current Team USA and France gold medal game in the Paris Olympics was going to get intense, but in a possible surprising interaction, it was Anthony Edwards trash talking Rudy Gobert after he drilled a three-point shot. There is tons of irony here since Edwards is teammates with Gobert […]

With Olympics final upon us, the NBA versus European basketball debate continues to ramp up. The former’s standing as the preeminent league in the world should not be in doubt, but a huge part of its current and future star power is coming from the overseas. Though, while some fans get into heated exchanges on […]

Even though UConn Women’s Basketball star Paige Bueckers isn’t competing at the Paris Olympics, that doesn’t mean she isn’t following along with all of the action. However, basketball may not be the sport that Bueckers has been watching the closest. Bueckers spoke about how big of a fan she is of Team USA Women’s Gymnastics […]

Nike released a new commercial early Saturday morning featuring LeBron James as Team USA prepares for the final matchup against France at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The ad, launched just before the highly anticipated game, highlights James’ Olympic journey and determination as he seeks his third gold medal. The Nike commercial opens with LeBron James […]

Despite Team USA being close to capturing their fourth consecutive gold medal at the Paris Olympics, the talk has been about the involvement or lack thereof in regards to Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum. After recording another game without a single second played, the basketball world has been talking, even his NBA peers in Paul […]

The Paris Olympics were a special experience for the Serbia men’s basketball team. The Serbian club took bronze at the event, and team member Bogdan Bogdanovic is thanking his coach for the run. “That was his way. We believed. We didn’t complain.” Bogdan Bogdanovic after Serbia won the Bronze medal in the 2024 Olympics 🗣️ […]

The USA is widely regarded as the source of the best basketball talent in the world. Carmelo Anthony, the most decorated male Olympic basketball player in history, revealed his all-time Team USA starting five, which includes himself, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and Charles Barkley. Notably, a certain Michael Jordan was excluded from the […]

It was written in the stars: buoyed by the fervorous home crowd support, the men’s and women’s French basketball teams will be vying for the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, both France teams will be running into the buzzsaw that is Team USA — the nation that has dominated the men’s and […]

The reigning gold medalists are back to defend their crown. Fresh off a grueling win over Serbia, Team USA just garnered a ticket to the finals of the men’s basketball tournament in the Olympics. They’ll be taking on the hometown team — France basketball — at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. While waiting for the […]

Sha’Carri Richardson went into the 100m women’s final last week as a favorite but came out with the silver medal. On Friday however, the Team USA track star produced the goods in the 4×100 final, rescuing the Americans with a stellar anchor run to help them win a gold medal. Richardson took the baton before […]

The real test of character comes when adversity hits. Team USA, in the process of being pushed to the brink by Serbia in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, leaned on their established stars to carry them over to the finish line and into the gold medal game with a 95-91 win. Stephen Curry, […]

Steve Kerr and Team USA knew that their trip to Paris to play in the Olympics was not going to be a vacation. That point was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt Thursday when the LeBron James and his teammates were pushed to the limit before the Americans pulled out a 95-91 victory over […]