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- Team USA look aim to retain title they win in Rio
Teammate vs. teammate
When Durant looks at the French bench, he’ll see Brooklyn Nets teammate Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot.
Oh … and he’s apparently quite valuable in the NBA as well …
ESPN story on Brooklyn star Kevin Durant’s plan to sign a four-year, $198M contract extension: https://t.co/Xq6jATGrzv https://t.co/cW0YlCO9qh
Nice of USA Basketball to sum up KD’s importance to this team in one tweet.
Well, part of it. Durant’s scoring is only part of it. Durant’s stats are only part of it. How often do you see a team this talented that still has one person putting that team on his back?
Three straight games scoring 23+
The first #USABMNT athlete to pass the 400 point mark in the Olympics
@KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/S6Q4PPri8y
Welcome to the finale of one of the most compelling international basketball tournaments in memory. From Luka Doncic demonstrating that he may well be the best player in the world to Kevin Durant chasing history, this has been a thrill to watch.
And if you’re in the USA, you should be grateful that this game has been scheduled so you can watch at a halfway reasonable hour.
Beau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here is how the US got on in the semi-final:
Team USA progressed to the Tokyo 2020 men’s basketball gold medal game after downing a valiant Australia in their match-up on Thursday. It was heartbreak for the Boomers as they fell to their fifth Olympic semi-final defeat across five decades. The Australians must now regroup for the bronze medal clash on Saturday, as they continue their search for the nation’s first international medal in men’s basketball.
The Americans now face France, who beat them in the teams’ opening game, for gold. The French beat Slovenia 90-89 in a thrilling semi-final that went down to the last play.
