Durant takes USA past France for Tokyo Olympics basketball gold

The US capture a fourth straight Olympic gold medal after beating France.

Kevin Durant led Team USA’s victory over France in the men’s basketball final in Tokyo on Saturday, avenging a first-round loss and claiming a 16th gold for the country in the sport. France handed the United States their first Olympic basketball defeat since 2004 in the group stage but they could not repeat the feat in the final, narrowly going down 87-82 in Saitama. NBA All-Star Durant poured in a game-high 29 points as the Americans survived some nervous late moments.