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France – United States: Wembanyama's Blues challenge LeBron James' American armada for the Olympic grail

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This Saturday night, the French men's basketball team faces the United States in the final of the 2024 Olympic Games. A highly anticipated match for fans of the orange ball who will be able to admire the biggest stars.

Tonight, the French basketball players have a date with history! Vincent Collet's players face Team USA to win the holy grail of world basketball, Olympic gold.

A host of stars

This Saturday night, all eyes will be on the Accor Arena! If the Blues and the Americans face off in the final of the 2024 Olympic Games, many stars will be present on the Parisian court where no fewer than seventeen players play in the NBA, the most prestigious basketball league in the world. Among the stars present, Victor Wembanyama, NBA rookie of the year and nugget of French basketball, but also LeBron James, the best player in the history of this sport according to some, who is on a real mission to Paris to offer themselves a final title with Team USA. On the other hand, we must not forget Rudy Gobert, voted best defender of the year in the NBA four times, or Stephen Curry, the best three-point shooter in history, Kevin Durant, the best scorer in history under the American jersey, but also Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid and Devin Booker.

Suffice to say that the best basketball players on the planet will be on one and the same floor this Saturday evening. If the poster is prestigious, there is no doubt that it will be in the stands where ù many celebrities and personalities will be present. During the last matches, Tony Parker, Yannick Noah, Thomas Pesquet, Zinédine Zidane, Laure and Florent Manaudou were present as were the American rappers Travis Scott and Quavo or the basketball legends, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki and Carmelo Anthony. 

A revenge in sight

In Paris, the French men's basketball team is playing in its fourth Olympic final in history after 1948, 2000 and… 2021. In Tokyo, the Blues came up against the Americans, who were out for revenge after an inaugural defeat in the group stage. Vincent Collet has been thinking about this final meeting against Team USA for a long time and is focusing on his preparation for this event: “I had this disappointment on the evening of the final in Tokyo. I had lived my childhood dream, but not to the end. Having this second opportunity is incredible. And we are going to play it to the fullest.” To reach the final, the French took out the German World Champions (73-69) while the Americans were scared by the Serbs (95-91).

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In Japan, France had rivaledé and is on par with Team USA by relying on its size. If Joël Embiid, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis have what it takes to compete with that; té American, Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama, Mathias Lessort and Guerschon Yabusele intend to have their say in the matter. say. Before this gala shock, coach Vincent Collet targeted the points on which to press to destabilize the American armada and intends to rely on "Wemby", the new darling of French basketballç ais and global: "Cards can be redistributed on Saturday face à a team with a different profile. Victor discovers very high level FIBA ​​basketball . It's a very interesting learning experience. He adapts. He's very valuable on the defensive aspects, on the rebound. We don't always realize it. Even one on two he controls and he's perhaps the only one in the world who can do it. His skill ? This type of player always has a great match. And since there is only one left…"

&What time does France – United States start ?

The kickoff of the men's Olympic basketball final between France and the United States is scheduled for Saturday, August 10 at 9:30 p.m. &agrave Accor Arena in Paris. Antonio Conde, Julio Anaya and Wojciech Liszka will be the referees of this huge match. ~60/p~62 ~60h2~62 On which channel to watch France – United States ? ~60/h2~62 ~60p~62The TV rights holders for the 2024 Olympic Games, the channels of the groups France Télévisions and Eurosport will broadcast the Olympic final of the men's basketball.

How to follow France – United States in streaming?

If you want to watch the Olympic final of the men's basketball tournament between the Bleus and the Americans on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to create an account on France.tv or subscribe to a subscription on MyCanal.

What are the numbers for France – United States ?

France : Frank Ntilikina, Nicolas Batum, Andrew Albicy, Guerschon Yabusele, Isaïa Cordinier, Evan Fournier, Nando de Colo, Rudy Gobert, Mathias Lessort, Victor Wembanyama, Matthew Strazel and Bilal Coulibaly.

ÉUnited States : Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Derrick White, Tyrese Haliburton, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Davis and Devin Booker.

What are the predictions for France – United States ?

  • Betclic : France : 8.50 / United States: 1.06
  • Bwin : France : 5.50/United States  ;: 1.01
  • NetBet : France : 8.25/United States : 1.06
  • Unibet : France : 860, /United States: 1.06
Teilor Stone

Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116

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