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The basketball competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, were held from 27 July to 11 August 2024. [1] Preliminary 5x5 basketball matches occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Bercy Arena (not referred to as the Accor Arena due to IOC rules disallowing Olympic host venues to be named after corporate sponsors) in Paris.
This is a list of the tallest players in National Basketball Association history. It is currently topped by the 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft. [1] As of 2024, twenty-eight players have been listed at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) or taller.
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F: 1 Tayra Meléndez: 30 – () 29 October 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Gigantes de Carolina: F: 2 Brianna Jones: 27 – () 9 February 1997
Australia's Dyson Daniels goes to the basket in the men's preliminary round group A basketball match against Spain during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d ...
Born in Guinea to Guinean parents, grew up in France, represents France internationally [18] Evan Fournier: G Denver Nuggets Orlando Magic Boston Celtics New York Knicks Detroit Pistons: 2012–2024: 704 19 2012 (20th) Denver Nuggets — [19] Mickaël Gelabale: F Seattle SuperSonics Minnesota Timberwolves: 2006–2008, 2013: 145 0 2005 (48th ...
The 2024 team has the potential to be the most star-studded U.S. men’s Olympic roster since the Dream Team − filled with MVPs, Finals MVPs, All-NBA players and future Hall of Famers.
The decision by then-NBA commissioner David Stern to send NBA players to the 1992 Olympics set off a wave of excitement and interest that helped turn basketball into a worldwide sport.
Victor Wembanyama (/ ˌ w ɛ m b ə n ˈ j ɑː m ə / WEM-bən-YAH-mə; [1] French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" [2], is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).