Olympic gold medal in Tokyo on Saturday, defeating France 87-82.The win is also the third in a row for Durant, who became the highest scoring American player in Olympic history during these Summer Games.Team USA has now won a total of 16 Olympic gold medals.
Olympics medal count: Here’s who won the most medals during the Tokyo Games The U.S. managed to get its revenge on France, who won their first face-off at the start of the Games 83-76.The French led early in the final but the U.S.
quickly surpassed them thanks to a surge from Durant, who scored 29 points overall and six rebounds. The U.S. was leading by double digits in the third quarter, enough to hold off a French offensive in the fourth.Jayson Tatum clocked 19 points and seven.