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NIKE Basketball
2024
This basketball is signed by the USA Women's National Basketball Team, winners of the Gold Medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The basketball features signatures from Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Sabrina Ionescu, Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Diana Taurasi, Jackie Young, Alyssa Thomas, and Brittney Griner. The ball also features various coaches signatures.
The ball is a limited edition, numbered 222 out of 250. 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 Women's Basketball and the 2024 Olympics
Team USA’s gold medal run at the 2024 Paris Olympics was not defined by comfort or inevitability, but by control under pressure and the weight of history carried through every possession. Entering the tournament aiming for an unprecedented eighth consecutive Olympic gold, the Americans moved through the field with the composure of a program that understands what legacy demands. Yet, unlike some past iterations, this team was repeatedly tested — forced to rely on execution, discipline, and resilience rather than sheer separation of talent.
That pressure peaked in the gold medal game against host nation France. Playing in an electric Paris arena, the Americans found themselves locked in a tense, low-scoring defensive struggle that swung possession by possession. The game tightened into its final minutes with neither side able to create real distance. In the end, Team USA prevailed 67–66 — a single-point margin that underscored just how fine the difference had become at the highest level of international play.
A’ja Wilson anchored the moment, delivering a commanding performance with 21 points and 13 rebounds, asserting her presence on both ends of the floor when control mattered most. Around her, the roster responded with timely stops, crucial rebounds, and calm decision-making — the kind of details that championship teams rely on when the margin for error disappears. Rather than overwhelming France, the Americans outlasted them.
This gold medal was not simply another addition to the record books. It extended Team USA’s Olympic winning streak and reinforced a dynasty built on consistency, structure, and accountability. In a tournament that reflected the continued growth of the global women’s game, the 2024 run showed that the Americans remain the standard — not because they go unchallenged, but because they endure when the moment demands it most.
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