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LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics. Basketball is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. A men's basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration; it has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1936.
Tournament totals: 7–1 record; 91.6 points per game; +30.375 average point differential: ... "USA Men's Olympic Team History" from USA Basketball; Specific
Thanks in part to the effort of Phog Allen [5] [6] —a Kansas Jayhawks collegiate coach—the first Olympic basketball tournament was organized in the 1936 Berlin Olympics on outdoor tennis courts. Dr. Naismith presented the medals to the top three teams. According to the Olympic rules of that time, all of the competitors were amateurs.
Durant’s basket with 3:06 left in the third quarter gave him six points in the game and 489 in his four Olympic appearances. Leslie finished her four Olympic appearances with 488 points and four gold medals. He finished with 11 points, so the new record is 494 — and counting. “Records are meant to be broken,” Durant said.
Medal table | Olympic schedule |How to watch | Olympic news. Kevin Durant entered the Paris Olympics with a strong case as the greatest player in USA Basketball history. It just got stronger. With ...
The 1972 Olympic men's basketball gold medal game, marking the first ever loss for the US in Olympic play, ranks among the most controversial events in Olympic history. The United States rode their seven consecutive gold medals and 63–0 Olympic record to Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The team won its first eight games in convincing ...
With his record fourth gold medal with Team USA, Kevin Durant is now the most decorated American men’s player of all time. 2024 Paris Olympics: Kevin Durant wins historic 4th gold medal while ...
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Kevin Durant was perhaps the most critical force in leading the United States men’s basketball team to its fourth-consecutive gold medal, scoring a game-high 29 ...