"This Skill Is Unmatched!": Kevin Durant Leads Team USA To The Olympic Gold

 

Team USA has won its fourth straight Olympic gold in men's basketball, with an 87-82 win over France in the Gold Medal Game. 

Kevin Durant led Team USA's victory over France in the men's basketball final at the #Tokyo2020 Games, avenging a first-round loss and claiming a 16th gold for the country in the sport https://t.co/siNh5GwS7u pic.twitter.com/EhlFWpha8A

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2021

Kevin Durant led the way with 29 points, and was quick to let those who "power-ranked" the U.S. as low as 4th, hear all about it.

KD had to let the haters hear it after winning gold 🤣

(via @KDTrey5) pic.twitter.com/C7OkEh5qfY

— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) August 7, 2021

"Talkin' 'bout they catching up to us, like, are you serious? This skill is unmatched, you dig?"

Durant and his teammates had a nice gold medal taste happening after the game.

KD LIVE AT THE MEDAL CEREMONY 🔥 @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/nPzVPLjTG3

— Overtime (@overtime) August 7, 2021

Bam Adebayo only goes by BAMONTE now 🤣 @Bam1of1 @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/DgJ1qkqehO

— Overtime (@overtime) August 7, 2021

As for the game itself, Rudy Gobert tried his best to keep France close, and they got as close as 3 points with 10 seconds to play, but Gobert then fouled out and a pair of Durant free-throws iced it. Jayson Tatum added 19 for Team USA, while Gobert and Evan Fournier added 16 apiece for France. 

It was sweet revenge for the U.S. team, who were beaten by France in the first game of the tournament. 

After all the challenges this team faced along the way, Draymond Green, who was also part of the 2016 gold medal team, says this one "feels a lot sweeter."

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