After months and, to be frank, years of build-up, hypothesis, onerous work, and dedication, the US of America simply earned their fifth-straight Olympic gold medal in males’s basketball after defeating the Victor Wembanyana-led French crew 98 to 87 on Saturday (August 10). Furthermore, this crew comprised of LeBron James, Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker, Bam Adebayo, Joel Embiid, and extra superstars have been heavy favorites to win, however most significantly, they and their opponents gave some really nice shows of the sport. Steph Curry, in his first Olympic look, clutched some staggering photographs throughout this recreation and former ones, pushing his crew to victory.
One other massive title to say in all that is Kevin Durant, who grew to become the primary participant to win 4 gold medals in males’s Olympic basketball historical past. Together with being the very best point-scorer in U.S. Olympic historical past, this units him aside as among the many most adorned, if not the most adorned, U.S. basketball participant ever at these occasions. In fact, when you go on Twitter to check out highlights, lots of people are deservedly giving KD’s former Warriors teammate his due flowers. However everybody on Staff USA (sorry, Kawhi) must be very pleased with what they achieved in Paris this 12 months.
Staff USA Males’s Basketball Wins 2024 Olympic Gold And KD Shines As An Olympian
Elsewhere, the Olympics have been a reasonably fascinating affair past the hype for Staff USA Basketball… and in the event you’re a hip-hop fan, they have been fairly divisive. Breakdancing made its debut as an Olympic occasion this 12 months, and a number of the showcases (particularly, some viral strikes from Australian consultant Raygun) have been… Is embarrassing the correct phrase? It is humorous as a result of there have been some actually nice breakdancers there, and it is nice to see the custom represented at this large international scale. However its separation from hip-hop and Black tradition at massive at these occasions, plus the less-than-impressive performances, make it a more durable tablet to swallow.
Nicely, no less than Snoop Dogg was there to characterize the tradition, too. Nonetheless, in the event you’re a basketball fan, and even in the event you’re a Staff USA hater, there have been some nice moments to witness in the course of the 2024 Olympics. Congratulations to Curry and firm for his or her victory, and to all of the groups for giving it their all. Will France come again in 4 years’ time, will the U.S. maintain their dominance, or will a brand new challenger like Serbia problem for gold? We will see…
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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and popular culture information author for HotNewHipHop. He began in 2022 as a weekend author and, since becoming a member of the crew full-time, has developed a robust information in hip-hop information and releases. Whether or not it’s common protection or occasional interviews and album evaluations, he continues to seek for probably the most related information for his viewers and discover the perfect new releases within the style. What excites him probably the most is discovering popular culture tales of curiosity, in addition to a deeper ardour for the artwork type of hip-hop and its modern output.
Particularly, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and uncooked alternate options to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he additionally stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s native scene and its largest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and past.
Earlier than working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced a number of brief documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a wide range of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music outlined a lot of his protection throughout his time on the George Washington College in D.C.
His favourite hip-hop artists working at this time are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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