The United States defeated host France 98-87 to win the gold medal at the 2024 Olympic men’s basketball tournament at Bercy Arena. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James led the team to their fifth consecutive gold medal and 17th overall. Victor Wembanyama scored 26 points for the French team.The United States outscored France 12-6 to open the third quarter and claimed its largest lead of the game. Stephen Curry scored three 3-pointers, the last with 6:58 minutes remaining, putting the American team up 61-47. He shook his shoulders as he walked back onto the field afterward. Curry now has 12 points and 4 of 8 shooting — all from beyond the arc. Curry missed his first three shots. He has now completed four of his last five throws.NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama isn’t the only player from the league representing France at the Olympics. The men’s basketball gold medal match at the Paris Olympics between the United States and France is underway. Scottie Pippen, who played for the United States in 1992 as a member of the Dream Team and again in 1996, visited and hugged four-time NBA champion Tony Parker as the U.S. National Anthem ended.

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Tatum said after his first game against Serbia that the experience has humbled him but he is here to be a team player. That said, he is a candidate for a big night for the United States Fans were busy recording history using their cell phones during the warm-up for the men’s basketball gold medal game.The U.S. men’s and women’s teams both won in 1984 and 1996, claiming dominant victories in Los Angeles and Atlanta. The Soviet women’s team won in Moscow in 1980.Jrue Holiday was a member of the U.S. men’s basketball team that won the gold medal in Tokyo three years ago. He has a chance to win a second gold medal on the horizon.