2024 United States men's Olympic basketball team

The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and won the gold medal. They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from the Americas in 2023.^[1] It was the fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the Americans. They defeated France in the gold-medal game for the second straight Olympics.

The team had been given the nickname "the Avengers" by some media outlets due to its high profile roster, which was assembled following Team USA’s surprising failure at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.^[2]^[3]^[4] It included 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—an Olympic first.^[5] After the conclusion of the tournament, James was named the FIBA Men's Olympics MVP and was selected to the FIBA Men's Olympics All-Star Five along with Curry.^[6]

^ Reynolds, Tim (September 3, 2023). "US falls to Lithuania at Basketball World Cup but still qualifies for Paris Olympics". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ Helin, Kurt (August 12, 2024). "LeBron, Curry officially dub gold medal winning Team USA the 'Avengers'". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ Imbo, William (July 23, 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: USA men's basketball team rolls out cast of NBA stars". Olympics. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
^ Vardon, Joe (August 10, 2024). "Steph Curry lifts USA basketball past France to fifth straight Olympic gold: How America's Avengers delivered". The Athletic. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference nbc_04172024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "LeBron James MVP of the Paris 2024 headlines the All-Star Five". FIBA. Retrieved 11 August 2024.