USA men's basketball team win Olympic gold medal over France in Paris

Team USA powered through a roaring crowd of French fans to secure gold over the 2024 host country at the Paris Olympics.

 Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant led Team USA to their 17th Olympic gold medal over France today, August 11, 2024.

The U.S. men's basketball team defeated France 98-87 and won their fifth consecutive gold medal, bringing Team USA Basketball's all-time Olympic gold wins to 17 on Saturday, Aug 10.

As expected, the American basketball stars had to pull off the victory in an arena that dearly hoped Team France would win their first Olympic gold in basketball on home soil.

But 24 points from Stephen Curry, 15 from Kevin Durant and 14 more from LeBron James — sporting a fitting pair of gold sneakers — got the job done for Team USA in what also served as a rematch for the two teams who played each other in the basketball final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the same result.

The 2024 gold medal is the first — and likely the last — for Curry, 36, who was not selected for the 2012 Games in London and didn't participate in 2016 or 2020 due to injury.