Showtime delivers - 'Dream Team' USA outclasses a very physical France for men's basketball Olympic gold

Gold medallists Lebron James of United States, Stephen Curry of United States, Anthony Edwards of United States, Kevin Durant of United States and Derrick White of United States celebrate on the podium. - Photo: Reuters

Paris, Aug 11, 2024 (AFP) -The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men's basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17.

In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final three years ago, LeBron James and the US team stacked with NBA stars once again proved too much for France, despite the efforts of sensational NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama.