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Steve Kerr reportedly has been tapped as the next head coach for USA Basketball’s men’s national team.

The U.S. women’s basketball team dominated Japan in their gold medal match to take home their seventh straight gold medal

Kevin Durant has scored more points than any player in U.S. men’s basketball history, he has tied the record for the most Olympic gold medals in the sport, and he has played like a super hero in three gold medal games. So, yes, Kevin Durant officially has become Captain America. Not all heroes wear capes — the actual Captain...

The U.S. women’s basketball team extended their gold medal streak to seven and their winning streak to 55.

U.S. women’s basketball advanced to the gold medal game after defeating Serbia 79-59.

The formula for the U.S. women’s basketball team was simple: defend the ball, defend their gold. With the team’s most complete defensive performance of the Tokyo Olympics in a 79-59 win over Serbia in the semifinals, Team USA is now one win away from capturing a seventh straight gold medal. The U.S., which won its 54th straight game Friday,...

There have been two versions of the U.S. men’s basketball team during the Tokyo Olympics. Both showed up during a tale of two halves on Thursday. There was the first-half version, the struggling stars that trailed by 15 points and seemed destined to fight for bronze. And there was the second-half version, the dominant force that turned the game...

U.S. women’s basketball advanced to the semifinals with its win over Australia. The win marks the team’s 53rd straight win, putting the U.S. two victories away from a seventh straight gold medal.

Basketball has been a fixture at the Olympics since 1936 when the first men’s tournament was held. Women’s basketball was added in 1976 and has been held in every Olympics since. The United States has ruled basketball at the Olympics since the sport was first introduced. The Team USA men have won 15 of the 18 tournaments they have competed…

The U.S. men’s basketball team took over on the both ends of court to advance to the semifnal.

A’ja Wilson dropped 22 points as the U.S. Women’s basketball team secured its 52nd straight victory.

Team USA (2-1) will play Spain (2-1) in the quarter finals after back-to-back blowout wins over Iran and Czech Republic.

Durant is eying his third gold medal as the U.S. advances to the knockout stage of the Tokyo Olympics.

In the U.S. men’s basketball game against the Czech Republic on Saturday, Durant set the record for Olympic career points.

The U.S. women’s basketball team looks to go 2-0 in group play when it takes on Japan at 12:40 a.m. Friday.

Kevin Durant is currently 6 points behind Carmelo Anthony for the record in Olympics career points. He will likely reach the top spot in his next game on Saturday.

After losing to France in their opening game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the USA men’s basketball team beat Iran 120-66.

Nyjah Huston couldn’t medal, Noami Osaka wasn’t the only tennis superstar to lose early and Team USA men’s basketball sputtered early in a game vs. France. These are just some of the big upsets at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics so far.

There is no other competition in sports like the Olympics. The athletes who perform at the highest level of their sports train for years to represent their country at destinations like Tokyo in 2021. Over the last 125 years of Olympic competition, U.S. Olympians have given world-record-breaking performances that have stood the test of time. Here are some of the…