USA vs. France live updates, score: Olympic basketball gold medal matchup pits LeBron James, Steph Curry against Victor Wembanyama

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM EDT

  Victor Wembanyama loses a shoe

  No word on whether or not the France delegation will ride in that shoe during the closing ceremony on Sunday.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:39 PM EDT

  Technical foul on Anthony Davis

  Initially, it looked as if Joel Embiid might have been whistled for getting tangled up with Rudy Gobert.

  But referees called a technical foul on Anthony Davis for standing on the corner of the court from the bench as the ball was being inbounded.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:36 PM EDT

  LeBron, Curry pick and roll

  Steph Curry sets a slip-screen for LeBron James. As France doubles LeBron, he finds Curry for an open three. USA 61, France 47 with 6:57 remaining in the third quarter.

  Curry has 12 points on 4–for-8 shooting from 3.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:33 PM EDT

  No rest for LeBron, Curry and Durant

  USA coach Steve Kerr is going to ride his three stars. LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant aren’t coming out. No games left in the Olympics after this gold medal match. They have the rest of the summer to rest.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:28 PM EDT

  Second half is underway

  Kevin Durant arcs a mid-range jumper over Victor Wembanyama to restore Team USA’s 10-point lead, 51–41.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:17 PM EDT

  Halftime: USA 49, France 41

  Guerschon Yabusele gets a layup at the buzzer to close France to an eight-point margin at halftime, 49–41.

  Yabusele leads France with 15 points, followed by Victor Wembanyama’s 13.

  Team USA is led by Devin Booker’s 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting (2-for-3 from 3). LeBron James has seven, while Anthony Edwards, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant each have six.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:14 PM EDT

  3-point shooting a big difference

  Jrue Hoilday hits a 3 to put the U.S. back up by 10, 49–39. Team USA is shooting 45% (9-for-20) from 3, while France is struggling at 19% (3-for-16).

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:10 PM EDT

  USA opens up 10-point lead

  A 3-pointer from Steph Curry and 3-point play by Devin Booker (foul on Evan Fournier) helps the U.S. open up its biggest lead of the game, 46–36.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:07 PM EDT

  Guerschon Yabusele with the poster

  Guerschon Yabusele dunks over LeBron James and draws the foul. France’s bench and the home crowd erupt. USA still in front, 40–36.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 4:04 PM EDT

  USA on 12–6 run

  Team USA roars back, outscoring France 12–6 to build a five-point lead. LeBron James scored four during the run, with 3s from Steph Curry and Devin Booker. France calls timeout.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:55 PM EDT

  France on 8–0 run

  A Bilal Coulibaly dunk puts France on top, 25–24. France has scored the last eight points and the U.S. calls timeout.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:54 PM EDT

  France heating up from 3

  Guerschon Yabusele and Matthew Strasel hit back-to-back 3s for France. Strasel’s 3 banked in.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:50 PM EDT

  1st quarter: USA 20, France 15

  Great pace after one quarter of play. The U.S. leads, 20–15.

  Devin Booker leads Team USA with seven points, followed by six from Anthony Edwards.

  Victor Wembanyama also has seven points for France.

  One thing to keep an eye on is France’s 3-point shooting, Only 1-for-9 from behind the arc in the first.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:47 PM EDT

  LeBron’s no-look pass

  There have been plenty of dunks so far in this gold medal game, but LeBron James provides an early highlight with a slick no-look, behind the back pass to Devin Booker in the lane.

• Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:45 PM EDT

  LeBron James channeling Michael Johnson in this gold medal game

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:45 PM EDT

  Anthony Edwards for 3

  Team USA takes a 16–13 lead with 1:59 remaining in the first quarter on an Anthony Edwards three.

  France calls timeout, presumably to review whether Edwards was behind the line. France coach Vincent Collet may also be giving his guys a breather amid a fast pace.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:43 PM EDT

  Jayson Tatum scores

  Off a steal by LeBron James, Steph Curry gets the ball up the court to Jayson Tatum for a breakaway dunk and a 14–11 USA lead.

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:41 PM EDT

  Jayson Tatum sighting

  Jayson Tatum enters the game for Team USA. He figures to see more playing time against a bigger France lineup with 7-footers Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert, along with Guerschon Yabusele in the frontcourt

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:40 PM EDT

  Rudy Gobert comes into the game for France and Kevin Durant tries to take him one-on-one. That could be a matchup the U.S. tries to exploit

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  Sat, August 10, 2024 at 3:36 PM EDT

  James block leads to Durant 3

  LeBron James blocks a Guerschon Yabusele layup attempt and Kevin Durant follows up with a 3 to give USA an 8–7 lead.