Paris 2024 Olympics Recap | Episode 05 | Men’s Basketball • USA vs Serbia

Ep. 05 | Sunday | July 28, 2024 | Day 2 of the Olympics

Team USA's Men's Basketball Begins Its Campaign vs Serbia in Lille

Ep. 05 | Sunday | July 28, 2024 | Day 2 of the Olympics | Team USA's Men's Basketball Begins Its Campaign vs Serbia in Lille

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Summary

It’s Day 2 of the Olympics so I head up North to Lille to Pierre Mauroy Stadium to watch Team USA start their campaign vs Serbia and Nikoa Jokic in Men’s Basketball. A French fan explained to me that the stadium is actually a soccer stadium as more than 30,000 fans packed the house.

It was filled with mainly French fans donning NBA jerseys, which was a really cool experience.  Team USA’s All-time leading Olympic scorer, Kevin Durant, came off the bench and went a perfect 8 of 8 off the bench in the first half to help Team USA come from behind and build a lead they never relinquished. This would be the first Olympic game for LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Durant as teammates.

Episode Guide

Basketball, Bercy Arena Concept Art, Paris 2024 Olympics

Match Notes

Location

Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

Date

July 28, 2024 - 17 h 15

 

Men Group C

Serbia 84
USA 110
28 July 2024 - 17 h 15

 

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About Quan

Quan is a Texas-based Francophile documenting his lifelong crawl toward French competency on French Crawl ... one croissant at a time.

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