Team USA takes home its fifth straight and 17th overall medal in the Olympic Games after defeating France in the Paris 2024 men's basketball finals on Saturday, Aug. 11.
Team USA did exactly what it has done 16 times before in the Olympic men's basketball final stage – win the gold.
The Americans bested France, 98-87, to rule men's basketball in Paris 2024, handing the home team a second straight heartbreak in the Games following its defeat also in the gold medal match in Tokyo three years ago.
The world No. 1 squad thus occupied the top spot of the podium for the fifth straight time and 17th overall as it hiked its all-time win-loss record in the quadrennial meet to 149-6.