| Head coach | Steve Kerr | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Summer Olympics |  | ||
| Scoring leader | Stephen Curry 14.8 | ||
| Rebounding leader | LeBron James 6.8 | ||
| Assists leader | LeBron James 8.5 | ||
| Biggest win | 35 vs. Brazil  | ||
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The 2024 United States men's Olympic basketball team won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was the first Olympic team to include four National Basketball Association (NBA) players who have won its league most valuable player (MVP) award—LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Joel Embiid.[1]
The team went undefeated in the tournament en route to securing a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the United States and defeated France in the gold-medal game for the second-straight Olympic Games. They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from the Americas in 2023.[2]
After the conclusion of the tournament, James was named the FIBA Men's Olympics Most Valuable Player and was named to the FIBA Men's Olympics All-Star Five along with Curry.[3] The team has been regularly compared to the 1992 U.S. Olympic team ("Dream Team") as one of the greatest sports teams ever assembled.[not verified in body][vague]
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