USA males’s basketball captured its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal with a 98-87 victory over France within the gold medal recreation on Saturday.
After the gamers obtained their hard-earned gold medals and accomplished their media availability, the occasion was on to have a good time the unbelievable achievement.
There was just one place the group may pop their champagne bottles to have a good time the victory, and it was on the Paris steps the place the roster crammed with NBA stars took their iconic group picture earlier within the Olympic video games.
Here is the image that was taken after the US defeated Serbia to advance to the gold medal recreation.
And this is the picture of the group snapped within the wee hours of the morning on Sunday in Paris, because the gamers donned their gold medals.
The gamers made positive to spray loads of champagne as properly, with LeBron James main the cost.
The USA will contend for his or her sixth gold medal in a row on house soil when the Summer time Video games head to Los Angeles in 2028. Whereas LeBron James and Kevin Durant may (or may not) be a part of the roster, count on lots of the stars on this 12 months’s roster to return to the fold as soon as once more.
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MIKE MCDANIEL
Mike McDaniel is a workers author on the Breaking and Trending Information group at Sports activities Illustrated, the place he has labored since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and extra. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, overlaying Virginia Tech athletics, in addition to Basketball Convention: The ACC Soccer Podcast. Exterior of labor, he’s a husband and father, and an avid golfer.