For Team USA’s women’s basketball team, a foot on the line guaranteed 61 straight victories; so, Diana Taurasi now has six gold medals.
The Golden Dagger
Steph Curry sank the whole tournament.
Now nuit! Four years of French honors in high school informed me that corresponds to “Night, night.” Steph Curry told Serbia and France in consecutive games on Team USA’s path to the gold medal this same thing. Since NBA players were let to participate, the men’s team brought home gold for the fifth straight Olympics and the eighth time in nine Olympic Games.
- From deep in the 95-91 semifinal victory, he shot 9-of- 14 and had 36 points—one short of Team USA’s Olympic single-game milestone set by Carmelo Anthony. In the last frame USA outscored Serbia 32-15. Curry then carried on his assault in the last versus France.
- At 36, a first-time Olympian, he had 24 points on 8-of– 12 from deep, including four 3-pointers in the last 2:47 of the game to keep France at distance. While France had it down to a three-point game with three minutes left, Team USA ended up winning 98-87.
Curry responded with a 3-pointer, including this “golden dagger,” judged as such by Noah Eagle on the call for NBC, each time France seemed like they could make Team USA uneasy. Curry shot a fantastic 3 over two defenders to put USA up nine with 35 ticks left.
Just consider how ridiculous this is. See how the bench responds here. France snatched the ball out of Curry’s hands, only for Kevin Durant to force it back to his former Warrior friend since he had seen this meal from Chef Curry before. (Also shout out Eagle as “golden dagger” is a great call.
Additionally, there was an amazing call from the French TV feed that X removed; nonetheless, this amazing screenshot or meme from the French commentators will live on.
Everyone around the NBA was in amazement. Curry buried France in the last whenever they threatened late, just like he saved the Americans with his gunfire against Serbia in a 17-point comeback. And that’s the beauty of Team USA when they approach a tournament with seriousness regarding the roster: Four other All-NBA-level players are on the court, hence you cannot concentrate on Curry. You gain less than gold if he gets free.
To be clear: I will not quit being the haughty American basketball fan as long as Team USA keeps gold medals. Though there are some outstanding teams out there to test you, winning is really quite different. For other nations to catch up in Los Angeles, too, another generational wave of international hoopers is needed. Good fortune and nuit nuit.
assembling Team USA’s men’s 2028 lineup
Hey, considering 2028, it’s never too early to start pontificating on which 12 might make that squad. Since the national crisis of “Jayson Tatum didn’t really play much” struck our social media feeds, that has been the topic boiling for some time now. What if he wants not to play now in 2028? And maybe that is the appropriate concern as Vince Staples is reposting stating, “We will avenge Jayson Tatum.” Tyrese Haliburton handled his lack of playing time in the reverse way.
Joe Vardon wasted little time planning ahead to 2028, saying today that Tatum is going to be a major question mark after covering the Paris Games. Will he be playing or not? Though he wasn’t this time, he will be 30 by then and still plenty fit to be a major player for Team USA.
Given the guys departing the roster, the Americans would, potentially, need someone like Tatum to play a far more significant role in 2028. LeBron James will be forty-three years old. Steph Curry will weigh forty. Kevin Durant would be 39 years old. Those men are not on the team, right? At least for the sake of debate, let us suppose the three first-ballot Hall of Famers will not be present. We also don’t know Joel Embiid’s future direction. Let’s also acknowledge Victor Wembanyama, who will be 24 then, stating he is already “worried” on behalf of France’s opponent next time.
What then could this team look like? Should Jaylen Brown issue an offer to participate, will he still be shouting “conspiracy” in 2028 and decline? From the present team, my locks would be Devin Booker (27 years old), Anthony Edwards (23), Anthony Davis (31), Bam Adebayo (27), Tyrese Haliburton (24) and Tatum (26). That’s six guys exactly. Neither Derrick White (30) nor Jrue Holiday (34) seems likely to be in the mix.
Let’s hunt for six fresh guys. Cooper Flagg is already destined for this USA life, quite obviously from the Team USA select team combinations. Let us schedule him. There will be several lead guards, hence here are potential contenders:
- De’Aaron Fox: Just what they need on both ends.
- Trae Young feels as though he would have made a squad already.
- Damian Lillard: Presumably not since he will be 38.
- Jalen Brunson: Though maybe Curry-like in that setting, he is not Curry.
- Ja Morant: Just stay healthy; avoid trouble.
- Cade Cunningham: By then will he be a champion?
- Tyrese Maxey: How much improved will he be?
- One of those 2025 possibilities worth monitoring is Dylan Harper. He points guard at six feet six.
FAQ’s
Q. How did Stephen Curry change the world?
A. Curry, one of the NBA’s greatest shooters, has won many MVP honors and inspired many young sportsmen. He and his wife Ayesha formed the Eat, Learn, Play foundation to channel their philanthropy.
Q. Who is Stephen Curry’s wife?
A. Ayesha Curry
