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Kevin Durant’s participation in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics remains uncertain, but Team USA has expressed interest in potentially having him return. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, while Durant’s involvement is not confirmed, Team USA officials have indicated they would give him a provisional yes if he decides to participate. Durant recently earned his fourth…

Bogdan Bogdanovic reflected on his intense encounter with LeBron James during the Olympic semifinal, acknowledging that while they exchanged heated words, it was all left on the court. Serbia, which won the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, had a standout moment in their campaign with a near-upset against Team USA in the semifinals….

Mathias Lessort, who was born in Martinique, a French territory, displayed a Martinique flag after winning a silver medal in basketball. However, NBC announcer Mike Tirico mistakenly identified it as the Palestinian flag during the broadcast. Lessort and the French national team lost to Team USA 87-98 in the final. As a proud representative of…

A’ja Wilson scored 21 points to lead the USA Women’s Team to a narrow 67-66 victory over France in the gold medal game of the Paris Olympics. This win marked the USA’s 8th consecutive Olympic gold in women’s basketball and their 10th overall in 17 appearances. Wilson shot 6-of-14 from the field, 9-of-12 from the…

Serbian players will each receive €60,000 for their bronze medal win at the Paris Olympics, as announced by the Government of the Republic of Serbia. This award also extends to head coach Svetislav Pesic. In contrast, members of the Serbian men’s water polo team, who secured a gold medal, will each receive €200,000. Their coach…

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, basketball events set a new overall attendance record with 1,078,319 spectators for both men’s and women’s tournaments, surpassing the previous record of 1,068,032 set at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Despite hosting only 52 games—40 fewer than in Atlanta—the Paris Games achieved an average attendance of 20,737 per match. The Pierre…