The United States maintain their grip on the Olympic men's basketball title by overwhelming hosts France to win a fifth successive gold medal.
BBC Sport journalist at Bercy ArenaThe United States maintained their grip on the Olympic men's basketball title by overwhelming hosts France to win a fifth successive gold medal in Paris.
In front of 16,000 boisterous fans, France refused to roll over and moved back within three points at 82-79 with the clock ticking down in the final quarter. Now, after securing victory in Paris, a group featuring four NBA regular season MVP winners - James, Curry, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid - 11 NBA All-Stars and seven NBA champions has to be mentioned in the same breath.
On the American side of celeb row was footballer Megan Rapinoe, television personality Jimmy Fallon and Scottie Pippen, part of the legendary 1992 roster which the current crop were trying to emulate.
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