The basketball dreams of Olympic basketball players brought some superstars to the gold medal game… and they just saw Team USA narrowly beat France.
jimmy fallon Leading a group of celebrities at the event… smiling from the sidelines and even stopping to take a photo with the President of France Emmanuel Macron.
U.S. Olympians Then and Now — Like Two-Time Basketball Gold Medalist Scottie Pippen and track stars Shakari Richardsonwho brought back important hardware from Paris – also shouted from the sidelines.
NBA legend Carmelo Anthony It’s possible to look back on his four Olympic appearances – three of which were gold medals and one of which was bronze – while competing… cheering on some of his former teammates.
Also, the mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass Also parked at the Arena… Presumably in town for the Closing Ceremony of Everything We’ve Told You and the Handover Ceremony of the 2028 Olympic Games.
Other bold names in attendance… NBA Committee Adam Silver, Megan Rapinoe, Sue BirdMr. Two Doug Emhoff, Rich Paul, Michael Rubin etc.
Victor Wembanyama’s tears…😢
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Team USA just beat France 98-87… though the game turned out to be closer than the score. french star center Victor Vunbanyama He was in tears after the grueling game.
For Team USA, it was their fifth consecutive gold medal since the 2008 Redemption Team in Beijing. France’s silver medal marked their second consecutive defeat.
Los Angeles is still four years away…and we have to feel France will be back with a vengeance.
