Basketball’s Team USA Wins Against Canada In First Olympic Exhibition

The Team USA’s Olympic men’s basketball team was victorious in its first Paris Olympic exhibition against Canada with a final score of 86-72.

But it wasn’t a slam dunk.

Team USA was off to a rough start at the T-Mobile Arena on Thursday when Canada took over the court to lead 11-1 in the opening of the game. Canada continued to keep the lead at the end of the first quarter with a 21-14 score.

But Team USA was able to turn things around in the second quarter. Anthony Edwards scored 13 points and Steph Curry scored 12 points, which included three 3-pointers. Anthony David scored a total of 10 points, while LeBron James scored 7 points.

The Olympic men’s basketball team includes a stacked team of athletes including Stephen Curry from the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant and LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers, and Derrick White from the Boston Celtics to name a few.

The exhibition is the first in a series of games to warm the teams up for the Olympics. The U.S. team will be part of the USA Basketball Showcase from July 10-22. The team is set to play against Australia, Serbia, South Sudan and Germany.

Team USA will take on Serbia first in the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 28 with hopes to win their fifth consecutive gold medal.