Lakers Duo Leads USA to Olympic Gold…
Heading into the 2024 Olympics, Team USA was like a basketball version of the Avengers, with stars like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant ready to save the day. But even superteams need practice, and the other nations, stocked with Euro stars like Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo, had the advantage of actually knowing each other’s names. While the rest of the world seemed like a synchronized dance team, Team USA had to figure out how to dunk and dribble in harmony on the fly!
On August 10, 2024, Team USA faced France in a game tighter than LeBron’s headband in the 2000s. France, led by young sensation Victor Wembanyama, tried their best to tower over USA. But Stephen Curry emerged like a human fireworks show, draining 3-pointers as if he had GPS tracking on the hoop. Despite the French defense putting up double teams thicker than a French baguette, Curry wasn’t to be stopped, finishing with 24 points as USA secured gold. Even with aging stars playing their final Olympics, Team USA was a non-stop highlight reel, taking gold and preserving LeBron’s lemon-scented MVP trophy at nearly 40 years old.
