Julia StumbaughAugust 11, 2024
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LeBron James and the U.S. guys’s basketball group declared the group’s 5th straight Olympic gold medal after beating France 98-87 on Saturday at the 2024 Paris Games.
Now it is time for the gold medalists to commemorate.
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Stephen Curry participated in postgame celebrations in a sweatshirt that stated “night night” in French, referencing the event he struck while sinking three-pointers in the 4th quarter of Saturday’s gold medal contest.
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Steph using a t-shirt postgame that states “night night” in French. < a href="https://t.co/bA9WshwJXV"> pic.twitter.com/bA9WshwJXV
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Nuit. Nuit. < a href ="https://t.co/ixWUh3SXaH"> pic.twitter.com/ixWUh3SXaH[19659006>]”I’m in the club, now. I ain’t a novice no more,”Curry stated about winning a gold medal in his Olympic launching.
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Invite to the Olympic gold medalists club, << a href="https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> @StephenCurry30 pic.twitter.com/RtricLse2t
“I feel incredible, “James stated after the win.”We got that gold … that’s what we came here to do, and we did it.”
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Anthony Edwards joked after the video game that Curry “simply got to Paris.”
“About 3 days earlier, however we so grateful he got here,” Edwards stated.
Curry, whose three-point shooting was fairly restricted throughout the group phase, assisted power Team USA to success in the gold medal video game with 8-of-13 shooting from behind the arc.
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1, 2, 3 Gold!!!! << a href="https://t.co/xFrtezbTrv">> pic.twitter.com/xFrtezbTrv
Tyrese Haliburton, who did not play in the gold medal video game, joked about his restricted function in Team USA’s win:
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When you ain’t do nun on the group job and still get an A < a href="https://t.co/xpshYZhMyA">> pic.twitter.com/xpshYZhMyA
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Kevin Durant trolled Dennis Schröder after the Team Germany star stated earlier Saturday that American basketball included more home entertainment than IQ:
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HOME ENTERTAINMENT & IQ < a href="https://t.co/2e9dopdrJi"> pic.twitter.com/2e9dopdrJi
Male’s basketball competition MVP James and the rest of his colleagues commemorated with champagne after getting their medals.
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An MVP champagne pop < a href="https://t.co/JSS8uVMEXi"> pic.twitter.com/JSS8uVMEXi
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We understand champagne bottles dislike to see us coming. < br > < br > < a href ="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABMNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> #USABMNT < a href="https://t.co/vG32E69drG"> pic.twitter.com/vG32E69drG
U.S.A. Basketball will hope the events continue tomorrow after the ladies’s Olympic group handles France in their own gold medal match Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET.