‘No One-Hit Wonder’: For Gold, Team USA Beats Spain In Men’s Basketball

The United States now has back-to-back golds in men’s basketball, after beating Spain 107-100 in the finals.

The team celebrated mid-court and we saw something unexpected: Kobe Bryant, the superstar, one of the best basketball players in the world, wept during what he said was his last Olympic appearance.

“Team USA is not a one-hit wonder,” the commentators on NBC said. “Like the Beatles and Rolling Stones, they come to London and put out more gold.”

It wasn’t easy. The AP reports:

“Kobe Bryant added 17 for the U.S., which only led by one point after three quarters and was ahead just 97-91 when James drove the lane for a thunderous dunk and followed a miss by Spain with a 3-pointer.

“In the final minute, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski, in his final international game, took out his top stars who came to London determined to keep American basketball on top. When the final horn sounded, Krzyzewski locked James in a tight embrace as Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The USA” rocked the arena.”