The nation may never have felt more united than it did watching Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors dominate the French men’s basketball team in the gold medal final at the Paris Olympics. As a historic moment in American history, Curry’s four consecutive three-pointers against France should be placed on a wall next to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the moon landing.
On Saturday, users of X (formerly Twitter) put the American spirit on display around the world as the U.S. basketball team defeated France, 98-87.
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Let’s not forget, the U.S. women’s basketball team also won the gold medal in Paris, beating France, but the outcome was more dramatic: The U.S. narrowly won when French guard Gabby Williams hit a tying shot, but with her foot on the line, France lost by one point.
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Naturally, the discussion of women’s basketball’s Olympic victory shifted to WNBA star Kaitlyn Clark, who was not selected for Team USA, as social media is not amenable to normalizing women’s basketball.
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As the Paris Olympics came to a close, for Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and the rest of the U.S. basketball team, it was a triumphant moment for a generation.
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