USA tops France to retain Olympic crown

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 12, 2024 12:09 am

(UPDATE) PARIS — The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men's basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France, 98-87, to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17.

In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final three years ago, LeBron James and the US team stacked with NBA stars once again proved too much for France, despite the efforts of sensational NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama.

USA’s LeBron James lays up a ball past France’s Guerschon Yabusele in the men’s gold medal basketball match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on Aug. 10, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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