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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has led Team USA to a perfect record at the Paris Olympics

LeBron James Makes Olympics History in Team USA's Game Against Puerto Rico

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The U.S. men’s basketball team was so dominant in group play, the only drama was which NBA superstar collected a DNP. 

An ankle injury to Jrue Holiday removed that suspense Saturday as the Americans bulldozed Puerto Rico, 100-74, easily clinching the top seed in the Paris Olympics knockout round and a quarterfinal matchup against Brazil. 

The Americans needed only to win by five to clear Germany for the top seed, and that seemed inevitable by halftime against the tiny commonwealth island. 

The second half, highlighted by an Anthony Edwards windmill jam, was a breeze to the final buzzer. 



Edwards was the star with 26...

USA men’s basketball team cruises to Olympic quarterfinals’ top seed after routing Puerto Rico

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VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — (AP) — Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players reached double figures for the U.S. and...

US rolls into Olympic quarterfinals as No. 1 seed, top Puerto Rico 104-83 in group finale

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David Blatt has been consulting for both the Canadian national team, as well as Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv for the past five years. Currently, he’s in Paris providing counsel to head coach Jordi Fernandez and the North American team for the Olympic Games, as they’ve won their first two games against Australia and Greece.

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USA Basketball is off to a great start at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and on Saturday, it took another step toward a fifth straight gold medal with a 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico. With that win, Team USA improved to 3-0 after the group stage, boasted a point differential of +64 and secured the No. 1 seed. The first tiebreaker for knockout stage seeding is the head-to-head record, and the second is point differential.

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Joel Embiid was the next to pick up a DNP from Team USA coach Steve Kerr days ago when Team USA defeated South Sudan. But they didn’t need him, as they won with ease, 103-86, advancing to the final game of group play. Call it a rest day, call...

Embiid to start, as Team USA faces Puerto Rico: Game Thread

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players reached double figures for the U.S. and the Americans wrapped up the top spot coming out of group play by rolling past Puerto Rico 104-83 on Saturday. A huge second-quarter run was the difference for the U.S., which is trying to medal for the 20th time in 20 Olympic appearances.

Behind Anthony Edwards, U.S. blows out Puerto Rico to earn No. 1 seed in quarterfinals

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Team USA dropped its starting five for Saturday's final group stage game against Puerto Rico and it again included Jayson Tatum.  Tatum is starting for a second straight game after playing zero minutes in Team USA's opening game against Serbia. The starting lineup also includes LeBron James, ...

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	Anthony Edwards led the charge as Team USA shook off a slow start to beat Puerto Rico by 19.

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Team USA gets Puerto Rico Saturday morning in the final game of pool play and while you may think big deal, it’s just Puerto Rico, may we remind you that Los Gallos almost upset the US in 1976, losing 95-94 (Butch Lee got his revenge with Marquette, beating Dean Smith, Phil Ford and UNC for the national championship) and did beat the US in 2004 in the disastrous Larry Brown era.

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Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton had one steal as Team USA took down Puerto Rico to close Group Play in the 2024 Olympics.

Team USA, with help from Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, takes down Puerto Rico to close Olympics Group Play

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Kevin Durant etched his name into the USA Basketball record books yet again on Saturday afternoon, surpassing Carmelo Anthony's rebounding record in a victory over Puerto Rico

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PARIS – With the help of Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, Team USA advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics after downing South Sudan 103-86 on Wednesday. South Sudan challenged the Americans during their first encounter in a pre-Olympic exhibition game, which USA narrowly won 101-100. However, Wednesday night's game was different. Team USA took control early, leading 25-4 in the first half. Bam Adebayo led the way with 18 points, while Kevin Durant added 14. Anthony Edwards scored 13 points, and LeBron James contributed 12 in the U.S. victory.

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Team USA Routs Puerto Rico for Top Seed in Medal Round

Team USA finished off Olympic pool play 3-0 with a 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico to clinch the top overall seed in the medal round of...

Team USA Routs Puerto Rico for Top Seed in Medal Round

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