The United States’ men’s basketball team faced one of the toughest crowds in any of their careers on Saturday. They played for a fifth consecutive gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Against the host team from France—in Paris. But late-game scoring from one of the all-time great shooters closed the books on a 98–87 win for the Americans.
The game featured a battle between the present star of the NBA against a player many believe is the future, France’s Victor Wembanyama. And the young forward came out hot as the excitement in the gym felt like a Game 7 in the NBA playoffs. But LeBron James wasn’t ready for the torch to be passed quite yet.
