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Rudy Fernandez, first basketball star to feature in six Olympics

  • Basketball

The Spanish basketball team made their debut this Saturday at Paris 2024 against Australia, in a match

The player became the first basketball player in history to participate in six Olympic Games.

in Athens, Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo, a sum of Olympics that few can match in men's basketball

It seems impossible, but Rudy is already a legend of Spanish basketball.

what would be her sixth gold medal in the Games.Diana Taurasi of The United States during the 2024 USA

Basketball Showcase match between USA and Germany.

from the University of Connecticut in 2004, Taurasi has been a cornerstone of international women's basketball


Simone Biles prepares a new element at Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Simone Biles wants to excel at the Olympic Games. For her uneven bars exercise, she has a new element named after her. It will be the sixth of her career, second only to Nellie Kim in gymnastics history.

The opening and closing ceremonies, the 100m final, the basketball Dream Team, the marathon...

And individually, a bronze.Ver esta publicación en InstagramUna publicación compartida de USA Gymnastics


Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony: Flagbearers to watch out for

  • Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony takes place this evening with a spectacular show expected along the River Seine in the French capital. Watch as 10,500 athletes, who have earned their place in sporting glory, parade past and the Olympic flame lights the cauldron in the Tuileries Garden.

Open singles champion, French Open champion doubles champion) and LeBron James, basketball (four-time

Chinese Olympic Committee (@OlympicsCN) July 26, 2024I just want to say thank you to my fellow team usa

CocoGauff) July 24, 2024Greece: Antigoni Ntrismpioti, athletics (race walker) and Giannis Antetokounmpo, basketball


Brittney Griner feels 'safe' in Paris as she aims for third gold

  • Basketball

Returning to the Old Continent after the hell she lived through two years ago in Russia, Brittney Griner admits to feeling well in the French capital and is eager to win her third Olympic gold.

Griner, a player for the USA women's team, experienced a turbulent and challenging chapter in her life

GETTY IMAGES"Of course, at some point, I will travel here with my family for a vacation, but basketball

, now smiling as they became just a memory.And what better way to do it than with the family of the USA

basketball team.The seven-time gold medalist team begins its Olympic campaign against Japan in Lille


Kevin Durant not worried about USA's veteran status

  • Basketball

American forward Kevin Dirant is still recovering from injury. He is looking for his fourth gold medal at Paris 2024. Teammate Joel Embiid sees a team with a lot of stars, but several of them are very old. And he also appreciates the talent of other teams at these Games.

The big favourites for gold in basketball are already in Paris. Lots of media attention.

the same team and enjoy a lot together.Ver esta publicación en InstagramUna publicación compartida de USA

Basketball (@usabasketball)That's the case with James and Curry.

It's LeBron's last dance with the USA Team, and possibly Curry's too, having never been to a Games before.Durant

The US basketball players will also attend the parade along the Seine, a different proposition to start



Kevin Durant set to miss Team USA's Olympic debut against Serbia

  • Basketball

The Avengers look set to take their first step on their quest for gold without one of their team's legends, Kevin Durant, who remains in the infirmary recovering from a calf injury. He is expected to miss the game against Jokic's Serbia, and this has led to a minor crisis in the American camp.

Steve Kerr when asked about his player.KD has missed the entire preparation tour, during which Team USA

just one point.However, the plan for the star forward of the Phoenix Suns remains unchanged for the USA

I think [Team USA] gonna be playing Serbia without Kevin Durant...

Not only did he participate, but he was also the top scorer and represented the USA in ESPN's best lineup

This led to a heavy controversy surrounding the Los Angeles franchise and the American Basketball Federation


Lara Dallman-Weis, the support of her fans and teammates

  • Sailing

Lara Dallman-Weis will proudly represent the United States at the Paris Olympics in the 470 sailing event. In an interview to West Palm Beach TV, she recallsher family's dream to be athletes, her vocation to serve her country and the constant and loving support she has been receiving.

together.They have been working well as a team for the past two years and were selected to represent the USA

#MTUSA pic.twitter.com/4M0guh2BK7— Team USA (@TeamUSA) March 4, 2024Lara Dallman-WeissLara Dallman-Weiss

the Inland Lakes Yachting Association (ILYA), but most of her development as an athlete came on the basketball


Jayson Tatum wants Team USA “unity” for Olympic showdown

  • Basketball

The Celtics' forward and newly crowned NBA champion is enjoying a serene moment in his career: gracing the cover of NBA 2K25, signing a supermax extension with Boston, and having a very real possibility of earning his second Olympic gold.

I remember when I was a kid, I loved watching the best players on Team USA having fun," Tatum confessed

⚔️Inside the 🇺🇸 #USABMNT huddle post-game with LeBron James. pic.twitter.com/hf6FzV3kJX— USA Basketball

since the 1992 Dream Team – none managed to link an NBA title with Olympic gold.Nor in 2004, when the USA

GETTY IMAGESOn the horizon for the American team is a short stay in London, where Team USA, both men's


LeBron-led USA edges Germany in pre-Olympic thriller

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James and Steph Curry’s brilliance hold off the reigning world champions’ surge and help notch the second straight win for the Americans, 92-88, as both gold-medal contenders arrive in London to ramp-up for Paris 2024.

The 02 Arena in London had a treat for basketball lovers this week.

Ranked No.1 by FIBA, the stellar American side faced a European powerhouse, Germany.The USA did not expect

As a result, the USA breathed easier, building a 10-point lead by the end of the first period (29-19)

Basketball Showcase.

a couple of magical 'and one' plays from Curry and Booker that crushed the paint, putting the USA


LeBron James will be US flag bearer for Paris Games

  • Paris 2024

LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar and all-time NBA leading scorer, is set to chase his third Olympic gold medal. Having previously secured titles in 2008 and 2012, James aims to add another Olympic triumph to his illustrious career.

all-time leading scorer, announced on Monday 22 July that he will be the male flag bearer for Team USA

https://t.co/nW2tUHv0jF#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/SKYithyIBn— L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) July 22, 2024The basketball

LeBron James qui apprend par Stephen Curry qu’il sera porte-drapeau des USA pour la cérémonie d’ouverture


NBA legend Dwyane Wade on Team USA's roadblock to Paris gold

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On the latest episode of the "7pm in Brooklyn" podcast, hosted by the legendary Carmelo Anthony, the show was joined by a very special guest: iconic shooting guard Dwyane Wade, who discussed Team USA's chances of success in Paris, among other topics.

Team USA Basketball and the gold medal are a pair, usually connected by a red thread.

 However, despite USA standing atop the podium in 8 of the last 10 Olympic editions and medaling

the path usually leads to victory.Dwyane Wade has been one of the most respected voices in American basketball

that many experts and fans compared to the 1992 Dream Team, considered the best in history.Does Team USA

stepped on the court-, as the perfect cocktail to achieve Olympic goals.In any case, the two American basketball


LeBron James saves USA from South Sudan upset in Olympic warm-up

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LeBron James secured the victory for the United States basketball team against South Sudan in another

South Sudan came close to causing what would have been arguably the biggest basketball upset of all time

grand Parisian event.South Sudan had been 15 points up in the first half (49-34), but a 0-16 run by the USA

More than that, it was a serious wake-up call: in this global basketball scene, entering the second quarter

USA BASKETBALLA Decisive Marial ShayokKerr's team had recently won convincingly against Canada, Australia

Perhaps he will play on Monday against Germany, in the final test before Paris.Team USA reduced the gap


Kevin Durant ready to return to Team USA in Paris

  • Paris 2024

Kevin Durant’s return is imminent. After missing the initial friendlies with the United States national team ahead of the Olympic Games due to a right calf injury, the Phoenix Suns forward has resumed training and is expected to play in the upcoming matches.

The player is in no rush to don the USA jersey today, as his intention, according to him, is to assist

GETTY IMAGESIn top form, the NBA forward is one of the most decisive figures in basketball.


Diana Taurasi chases sixth Olympic gold in Paris

  • Paris 2024

The American basketball player has been participating in Olympic Games for 20 years.

Her specialty is winning competitions, and she has been doing it since she played basketball at the University

No one in basketball can say the same. Now she can increase that record to six gold medals.

For USA Basketball, it would be its eighth consecutive gold medal in women's tournament.She has also

She has always been a very important player for the team, and has been valued as a great basketball star

She is 74 points behind her former USA teammate Lisa Leslie.Taurasi has been playing for the same 20