Team USA / Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images
Team USA men’s basketball came very, very close to bowing out earlier than anyone expected on Thursday afternoon.
The Americans faced off against Serbia and fell behind by as many as 17 points over the first three quarters. They entered the fourth down by double-digits when Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant decided they could not let Team USA down. The three future Hall of Famers, along with Joel Embiid, put forth a tremendous 10 minutes to save themselves from elimination and secure a spot in the gold medal match against France.
The entire sports world was watching with bated breath, creating some tremendous reactions from the 95-91 win.
wow.
— A’ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) August 8, 2024
🇺🇸
— Stewie (@breannastewart) August 8, 2024
Chef’s kiss…
— andre (@andre) August 8, 2024
This why Chef is that guy! 👨🍳
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) August 8, 2024
Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and LeBron James. The three greatest players of this era, just saved Team USA from an absolute disaster.
That was one of my favorite basketball moments in my lifetime.
— Jason Timpf (@_JasonLT) August 8, 2024
Beat France in France! See you there @NBCOlympics
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) August 8, 2024
Steph carrying Team USA to the gold medal game pic.twitter.com/9f6v8Xd8t5
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) August 8, 2024
That game pic.twitter.com/aIyZcFarNJ
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) August 8, 2024
Team USA… gotta believe 🇺🇸
— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) August 8, 2024
Team USA lives on to fight for gold after a tough battle against Serbia! Steph Curry carried US to a victory scoring 9 threes on his way to 36 points! 👏🏾
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) August 8, 2024
TEAM USA TAKEOVER IN THE CLUTCH 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ccVPvDh8Uj
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 8, 2024
Come on Chef Curry @StephenCurry30 was cooking and @TeamUSA Ate!!! The goal is Gold!!! Let’s goooo! https://t.co/eTYGgWw5NY
— Lisa Leslie (@LisaLeslie) August 8, 2024
Team USA in the fourth quarter: https://t.co/7SwaJfZzF2
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) August 8, 2024
Team USA… never a doubt!!!!!
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 8, 2024
In last 5 minutes u saw the USA talents rise to the challenge & avoid a major upset & beat Serbia 95-91 with USA riding the talents of @KingJames @StephenCurry30 @Joelembid11 @KDTrey5 comeback from 13 down in 4 th quarter & SURVIVE & ADVANCE to meet France for the Gold Medal .
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) August 8, 2024
An unreal finish to an awesome game. The Paris Olympics have delivered once more.
Team USA will face France on Saturday for their fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball.
Published Aug 8, 2024 | Modified Aug 8, 2024
LIAM MCKEONE
Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.
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