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LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics. Basketball is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. A men's basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration; it has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1936.
The United States beat host France 98-87 to win the gold medal in the 2024 Olympicmen’s basketball tournament on Saturday night at Bercy Arena. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James led ...
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 24 points — including four 3-pointers down the stretch — to lift Team USA past France for a fifth straight gold medal in Olympic men's basketball.
Team USA will play France today, Saturday, Aug. 10, in the gold medal game. What time is USA men's basketball vs. France? Tip-off for USA vs. France is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET.
The American squad included 11 players who had been NBA All-Stars, three former NBA Finals MVPs and seven players who had won NBA championships. [19] They had fewer role players than past U.S. Olympic squads as Hill instead focused on talent. He was concerned with the variation in talent among the Olympic opponents.
United States guard Stephen Curry (4) celebrates with the gold medal after the USA beat France in the men's basketball gold medal game at the Paris Olympics at Accor Arena in Paris on Aug. 10, 2024.
FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and the Summer Olympics basketball tournaments, which are sanctioned by the IOC. [ 1 ] The United States is by far the most successful country in Olympic basketball, with United States men's teams having won 17 of 20 tournaments in which they participated ...
Team USA held off a determined French team 98-87 to claim its fifth straight Olympic gold medal Saturday. Steph Curry paced Team USA with 24 points, while Victor Wembanyama led France in scoring ...