Team USA showed up when it mattered most to clinch gold in a tense 87-82 win over France on Saturday, a contest headlined by Kevin Durant’s 29 points.
Here’s how NBA players around the league reacted:
CONGRATULATIONS MEN!!! @usabasketball 🥇
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 7, 2021
USA 🇺🇸
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) August 7, 2021
big play draymond
— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) August 7, 2021
Gold medal for my man @JaValeMcGee !!!
— andre (@andre) August 7, 2021
Thats a big knock tatum
— Mikal Bridges (@mikal_bridges) August 7, 2021
It really doesn’t make sense how good KD is at basketball..
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) August 7, 2021
There will never be anybody more perfect for Olympics then KD 💯
— Derrick White (@Dwhite921) August 7, 2021
Gold🙏🏾🙏🏾
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) August 7, 2021
🥇
— nick vanexel (@vanexel31) August 7, 2021
MORE REACTIONS
all of us Team USA fans now understand pic.twitter.com/Uv5kYkvQ6R
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) August 7, 2021
French coach saving Rudy Gobert for Game 3 when the series moves back to France
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) August 7, 2021
JaVale McGee year by year:
2017: NBA champ
2018: NBA champ
2019: gap year
2020: NBA champ
2021: Olympic gold medalist— Zach Kram (@zachkram) August 7, 2021
GOODNIGHT FRANCE pic.twitter.com/RwZbjSDKWU
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWobUSA) August 7, 2021
KD an absolute legend 🇺🇸
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) August 7, 2021
it’s gotta be so fun to be an NBA player and suddenly play in a FIBA game where you can smack the ball away when it’s inside of the basket
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) August 7, 2021
Imagine being guarded by Jrue Holiday, what a nightmare
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) August 7, 2021
Genius-level FIBA goaltend by Draymond. France had nobody on FT lane for some reason so he had a free shot at it.
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) August 7, 2021
That was sick. I’ll never understand people who don’t realize Draymond is a basketball savant. Casuals. https://t.co/nC8ZcGweBS
— J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) August 7, 2021
Jrue Holiday.
Lauren Holiday.Both Olympic gold medalists.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) August 7, 2021