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NIKE Basketball
2024
From the USA Basketball Foundation.
This basketball was signed by the USA Men's National Basketball Team, winners of the Gold Medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The basketball features signatures from Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Derrick White, Tyrese Haliburton, Joel Embiid, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, and Kawhi Leonard (before his departure from the team). The ball also features various coaches signatures.
The ball is not signed by LeBron James or Jayson Tatum.
The ball is a limited edition, numbered 167 out of 300. The ball is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from USA Basketball as well as an official team photo.
Proceeds from this signed basketball directly support the USA Basketball Foundation and its youth programming, helping provide greater access and meaningful opportunities for young people to engage with the game. Your support fuels camps, clinics, and initiatives that inspire the next generation on and off the court. To learn more about the impact, please visit their website, usabfoundation.org.
Going Deeper | USA Men's Basketball and the 2024 Olympics
Team USA’s gold medal run at the 2024 Paris Olympics unfolded as both a statement of dominance and a reminder of how narrow the margin has become in international basketball. Entering the tournament as favorites, the Americans navigated an increasingly competitive field with composure, finishing the event unbeaten and securing their fifth straight Olympic gold medal and 17th overall. What separated this run from earlier ones, however, was not sheer inevitability, but the way experience, urgency, and talent intersected at key moments.
The group stage offered early tests, but the true pressure arrived in the knockout rounds. A comfortable quarterfinal win gave way to a tense semifinal against Serbia, where the U.S. found themselves down by double digits before mounting a disciplined fourth-quarter comeback. It was a preview of the resilience that defined the campaign: the ability to absorb physical play, adjust mentally, and execute when games tightened. The final, set against host nation France in a charged Paris atmosphere, placed all of that under a global spotlight.
In the gold medal game, Stephen Curry emerged as the defining figure, delivering a flurry of late three-pointers to break France’s resistance and seal a 98–87 victory. LeBron James controlled tempo and distribution, Kevin Durant added timely scoring — becoming the first male basketball player to win four Olympic gold medals — and the collective defensive intensity ensured the Americans closed with authority. The run was not just about talent overpowering opposition; it was about cohesion, situational precision, and veteran leadership guiding a roster built to win in moments that mattered most.
In the larger context, Paris 2024 reaffirmed Team USA’s position at the top of the global hierarchy, while also highlighting the evolution of the international game. This was not dominance by default, but gold earned through execution, adaptability, and an unmistakable understanding of what it takes to win on the sport’s biggest stage.
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