Kevin Durant leads U.S. to fourth straight gold medal
The United States men’s basketball team has won the gold medal after defeating France, 87-82, avenging the loss Team USA suffered in the opening game of group play. It is the fourth straight Olympic gold for the Americans.
As he has been for the majority of the tournament, Kevin Durant was spectacular for Team USA as he finished the win with 29 points to go along with six rebounds and three assists. Jayson Tatum stepped up to provide Durant with the most help on the offensive end, finishing with 19 points to join Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday as double-digit scorers as the guards finished the game with 11 points apiece.
Javale McGee and Mum Pamela McGee become the first ever Mum and Son to win an Olympic Gold Medal in History.
Middleton and Jrue Holiday joined an elite class to have won a Championship and Olympic Gold in the same year
- Kyrie Irving (2016)
- Lebron James (2012)
- Scottie Pippen (1996)(1992)
- Michael Jordan (1992)
For France, Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier led the charge finishing with 16 each, but in the end it wasn’t enough for France to win the gold as the Americans overcame another slow start to win the tournament.…
