Sports World Reacts to Team USA's Epic Comeback Win Over Serbia

The Americans fell behind by as many as 17 before taking over and earning their spot in the gold medal game.
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Team USA men's basketball came very, very close to bowing out earlier than anyone expected on Thursday afternoon.

The Americans faced off against Serbia and fell behind by as many as 17 points over the first three quarters. They entered the fourth down by double-digits when Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant decided they could not let Team USA down. The three future Hall of Famers, along with Joel Embiid, put forth a tremendous 10 minutes to save themselves from elimination and secure a spot in the gold medal match against France.

The entire sports world was watching with bated breath, creating some tremendous reactions from the 95-91 win.

An unreal finish to an awesome game. The Paris Olympics have delivered once more.

Team USA will face France on Saturday for their fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in men's basketball.


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Liam McKeone
LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.