Yahoo Sports Senior NBA Reporter Vincent Goodwill reacts to Team USA’s 98-87 victory over France and discusses the significance of the American victory.
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Stephen Curry would certainly have a moment, an Olympic moment, a golden moment in his first Olympics.
It was up to him to close the door on one game, the French team and a gold medal game.
One could even say that the Star of Warriors was golden.
He hit eight threes, his only field goals of the night.
You can see this in the fourth quarter.
When France approached, the ball came to him.
Kevin Durant was giving him the ball.
Lebron James was catching the ball and finding a way to square his shoulders and launch moonballs into the French night.
It was his moment, his moment in the sun, his moment among his peers, it made up for an incredible game by Victor Wimba Yama that alerted the entire NBA.
He notified the whole family to the USA.
They’re on notice because Lebron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant won’t be in Los Angeles in 2028.
It will be names like Devin Bookers and Anthony Edwards and maybe Jason T, who have advanced in their own way all season.
Gold was expected from the United States, only gold would be accepted for Steve Kerr.
His every decision would be vilified, dissected and criticized, but he seemed to push all the right buttons.
And for the United States, we’ve finally reached the moment, Kevin Durant starting with Lebron James with him, Stephen Curry.
There.
It was the moment that dreams are made of the moment we will talk to our Children.
The same way our ancestors talked about magic and Larry and Michael in 1992.
This wasn’t as easy as in 1992, but it was worth it.
You could see it in the joy and euphoria of the US players in the immediate aftermath.
You could see it in the joy as they stood on the metal stand as the Star-Spangled Banner played.
It was an incredible moment that everyone will remember.
It was an incredible moment.
We will never forget.
