Team USA's dominance continues with a fourth-straight men's basketball gold medal in the Olympic Games.
Kevin Durant had 29 points, six boards and three assists to close out his third-consecutive gold-medal campaign. He joins Carmelo Anthony as the only living men's basketball player to win three straight golds. Jayson Tatum added 19 points and seven rebounds in the win. France's Rudy Gobert had 16 points and eight rebounds in the silver-medal effort.
The Americans have earned a medal in every Olympic Games since 1980, when the nation withdrew from the tournament amid a boycott of the Moscow Olympics. Luka Doncic and Slovenia will face Patty Mills's Australia on 7 a.m. ET Saturday to determine the bronze winner in Tokyo. On the women's side, Team USA is set to play the home team for gold, tipping off against Japan on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET., and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.
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