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Aug 10, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Team USA goes for a fifth straight Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball as it plays France in the final of the 2024 Games in Paris. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Saturday’s game at Accor Arena will pit Team USA’s stars — including LeBron James, Stephen Curry

Doug Greenberg, ESPNAug 9, 2024, 12:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Entering the Olympics as -550 favorites to win the gold medal, the United States men’s basketball team fulfilling its destiny has often felt like an inevitability. That sense of security evaporated when the squad of NBA superstars nearly lost to Serbia during Thursday’s semifinal:

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Players walked aimlessly around the floor with their hands on their heads. The coaching staff linked arms in a circle and jumped in collective

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The crowds for France’s upset victories over Canada and Germany this week at Bercy Arena on the banks of the Seine in the French

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson gave the New York Knicks a $113 million discount in potential salary, and they gave him the title of team captain. Two seasons into a partnership that has helped produce the Knicks’ greatest success in a quarter of a

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Ever since Serbia was able to squeeze out an Olympic bid at the World Cup last summer with all-world native son Nikola Jokic resting,

Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions After cruising through their first four games of the 2024 Olympics, the star-studded USA men’s basketball team got a scare from Serbia and

Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 8, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States’ men’s basketball team faced its largest deficit of the 2024 Olympics (17 points) in its comeback win over Serbia. Team USA’s 95-91 semifinal victory clinches a spot in the gold medal game, where it will play host country France in a

ESPN News Services Aug 8, 2024, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Bolstered by an electric home crowd, Victor Wembanyama and France are headed to the gold medal game for the second consecutive Olympics after beating Germany 73-69 in the first of two semifinals Thursday. France was led by a 17-point effort from

Aug 7, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jeremy Lamb announced his retirement from basketball via Instagram on Wednesday. “Basketball has been good to me throughout my entire life, so this decision didn’t come easy, but I have decided to retire from the game that has given me everything,” Lamb wrote in the post.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 7, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Was Serbia playing possum? In the wake of Team USA’s easy win over Brazil in the Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinals, coach Steve Kerr was

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNAug 7, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Utah Jazz All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen has signed a five-year, $238 million contract renegotiation and extension — including $220 million in new money, his agent Michael Lelchitski of Sports International Group told ESPN on Wednesday. Markkanen, who had one year, $18 million left on

Kendra Andrews, ESPNAug 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time since 2011, the Golden State Warriors are in an offseason without guard Klay Thompson on their roster after the four-time NBA champion joined the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal in July. Thompson’s exit marked the end of an era

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — For months, Tuesday’s Olympic men’s basketball knockout round had been marked as a much anticipated day for international basketball. It felt like a college

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — If there’s one thing Joel Embiid has learned during the Olympics, it’s the French can boo him but no one here can stop him

Aug 6, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rudy Gobert is dealing with an undisclosed injury to his left ring finger but that wasn’t the only reason the star center came off the bench in Tuesday’s win over Canada at the Paris Olympics. France changed its starting lineup before the 82-73 win to reach

ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — France had an ugly couple of days following its group-stage finale loss to Germany. It turned them into possibly its prettiest performances of the Olympic tournament to far. Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points after being inserted into the starting lineup, Victor

Associated Press Aug 6, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charles Barkley intends to remain with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract. The Hall of Fame player announced Tuesday that he will not retire next season, reversing the announcement he made in June during the NBA Finals. Barkley said at the time