The U.S. men’s basketball team, which hadn’t suffered a defeat at the Olympics since 2004, saw its 25-game winning streak at the Games come to an end on July 25 in an 83–76 group-stage loss to France. Team USA’s biggest stars, the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant and Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard, both shot poorly and combined for 21 points, while Jrue Holiday led Team USA with 18 points, coming off an NBA Finals victory with the Milwaukee Bucks. A number of NBA superstars, including Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, are not on the team after deciding to skip the Tokyo Games due to injuries. France was led by the Boston Celtics’ Evan Fournier with 28 points and four rebounds, while fellow France star Rudy Gobert, who plays in the NBA for the Utah Jazz, added 14 points and nine rebounds. France finished the …
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