The United States, chasing a fifth straight men's Olympic basketball crown, are gearing up for a fierce challenge from France in a hostile Bercy Arena after two scintillating semifinals set up a dream gold medal game at the Paris Olympics.
The US team led by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will take on NBA Rookie-of-theYear Victor Wembanyama's France in a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final today.
The United States had romped through the group stage and 122-87 quarterfinal blowout of Brazil before Nikola Jokic's Serbia took them down to the wire, the Americans trailing by 17 before an epic fourth-quarter comeback landed a 95-91 semifinal win.
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