It was a Hollywood ending for Team USA basketball at the Tokyo Olympics. They suffered a few setbacks along the way, but rose to the occasion and won the nation’s fourth consecutive gold medal in the sport it invented, thanks to the efforts of its star, Kevin Durant.Team USA beat Team France 87-82 on Friday behind superstar Kevin Durant, who scored 29 points en route to the victory.
It was the second big win for Durant this week, as he signed a $198 million contract extension with his Brooklyn Nets team in the NBA.The Team USA win avenges the squad’s opening loss to France, a shocker that gave pause after several exhibition losses before the Olympics.But talent won out, and Team USA finally started rolling.“We went through some real
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