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Yes, Chef! Curry leads the United States to another gold
Well, I guess we all know that. What it’s like to be a Warriors fan now.
The greatest shooter that ever lived: Steph Curry shined against France on Saturday night at the Bercy Arena, Scoring 12 of his 24 points in the last three minutes -and perhaps scoring the goal- The best shot in the history of the Olympic Games — to lead Team USA to a 98-87 victory and its fifth consecutive gold medal.
After a slow start in Paris, Curry shined when it mattered most, scoring 60 points in his final two games and hitting 17 of his 26 three-point attempts.
Kevin Durant added 15 points in Saturday’s gold medal game, while LeBron James filled the scoreboard once again, totaling 14 points, 10 assists and six rebounds.
Victor Wembanyama played brilliantly for France, scoring a game-high 26 points and doing a bit of everything. Remember, he’s only 19 years old.
What they say: “It wasn’t easy, but I’m very excited,” Curry said after winning his first gold medal. “This is everything I wanted and more.”
Tournament MVP: James won the MVP award after leading all players in virtually every major category… at age 39. There are no words to describe his greatness.
From Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports:
One day, another country will beat the United States again. Perhaps it will be France, as Wembanyama continues to develop as an elite player.
His potential is still huge, maybe even greater than ever, but not tonight, Steph Curry said. Not yet.
Game Notes:
Team nickname: “There’s the Dream Team, the Redeem Team. What team is this?” LeBron’s response: “the Avengers.”
Olympic legends: Durant is the first male basketball player to win four gold medals and James is the first to win gold in three different decades.
Unsung Hero: “Devin Booker is an incredible basketball player,” said Steve Kerr saying After the game: “Nobody asked about him. He was our anonymous MVP. I just wanted to say that.”
Amazing post: Tyrese Haliburton, who didn’t play much in Paris, posted a selfie with his gold medal and captioned it: “When you do nothing on the group project and still get an A“. How wonderful.
Teams of the tournament (according to FIBA)
First team: Dennis Schröder (Germany), Curry (USA), James (USA), Wembanyama (France), Nikola Jokić (Serbia)
Second team: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada), Bogdan Bogdanović (Serbia), Franz Wagner (Germany), Guerschon Yabusele (France), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece)
NBA Countdown: There are 72 days until the 2024-25 season begins on October 22. In the immortal words of Bart Scott: “I can’t wait!”
Photos of the day
Back on top: The U.S. women’s national team defeated Brazil 1-0 on Mallory Swanson’s second-half goal to win their first Olympic gold since 2012. They have now won nine major tournaments (five Olympics and four World Cups), more than all other teams combined (eight).
4x400m Relay Sweep: The U.S. men’s and women’s teams took gold in the 4x400m relay to close out the track and field program with 34 medals and 14 golds, both the most at a single Olympics since 1984.
Welcome to the Hall of Fame: New Zealander Lydia Ko (-10), who arrived in Paris one win away from qualifying for the LPGA Hall of Fame, took gold by two strokes at Le Golf National. She now has a bronze (Tokyo), a silver (Rio) and a gold.
The fastest 800m final in history: Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyoni took the gold in a historically fast 800m finalachieving the third best time in history (1:41:19) to beat Canadian Marco Arop by 0.01 seconds.
Day 15 Summary: More from Saturday
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Featured athlete: Olivia Reeves made history this week by becoming the first American woman to win gold in weightlifting since 2000, the first year women’s weightlifting was an Olympic sport.
Golden Girl: Reeves, 21, snatched 258 pounds to set an Olympic record in the 157-pound (71 kg) division and become the youngest American weightlifter to win gold since 1956.
Reeves, a senior at UT-Chattanooga, started lifting weights when she was in fourth grade at her parents’ CrossFit gym.
“She’s on her way to being the best American female weightlifter in history,” said former Olympian Cara Heads Slaughter He told NPR.
Resurgent Program: The U.S. team arrived in Paris having won just eight weightlifting medals since 1968. But this year’s team is a sign of a program on the rise.
Reeves was joined by Hampton Morris20-year-old, who took bronze on Wednesday to become the first American to win an Olympic weightlifting medal in 40 years.
That makes this the first Summer Games in which an American man and woman each won medals in weightlifting.
The best of Team USA on social media: Volleyball players receive letters from their loved ones … Steph got everyone talking … New era of USWNT, same golden habits
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Watchlist: USA vs. France for gold, again
Today is the women’s turn. Playing with France for gold in basketball (9:30 a.m. ET, NBC) as the Americans seek their eighth consecutive gold medal.
More to see: There are only six other gold medals at stake in Paris today and the matches have already started or will start very soon.
Women’s Volleyball: United States vs Italy for the gold (7:00 am, NBC)
Men’s handball: Germany vs Denmark for gold (7:30 am, United States)
Track cycling: Women’s Sprint, Women’s Omnium and Men’s Keirin (7:15 am, peacock)
Men’s Water Polo: Serbia vs Croatia for gold (8 am, peacock)
Closing ceremony: The Games will officially conclude with the Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France. (3:00 p.m., NBC)As is tradition, the ceremony will include the handover from one Olympic Game to the next, with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accepting the Olympic torch in preparation for Los Angeles 2028.
Five-time Grammy winner HER will sing the national anthem, while Los Angeles natives Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform live from Los Angeles.
Additionally, Tom Cruise will reportedly perform a stunt from the roof of the stadium before the broadcast cuts to a pre-recorded segment of him skydiving toward the Hollywood sign.
To see the full schedule, click here here. Each The event is being streamed live on Peacock. Register now here.
Daily curiosities
U.S. Men’s Basketball Team She has won eight of the last nine Olympic gold medals.
Ask: Who won gold the year he didn’t win it?
Answer at the end.
In non-Olympic news…
The best selections shine in their debuts: Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, the top two picks in this spring’s draft, dazzled in their preseason debuts Saturday with A handful of Highlights of the reelThere are only 25 days left until the season starts.
Further:
Trivia Answer: Argentina (2004)
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