USA basketball begins gold medal defense with dominant win over Serbia
The U.S. men’s basketball team’s gold medal defense tipped off in earnest Sunday, with a 110-84 win against Serbia to open group play.
Kevin Durant led the way for USA, scoring 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting. Durant, who missed all of exhibition play leading up to Paris, looked dominant coming off the bench. LeBron James, playing in the Olympics for the first time since 2012, recorded 21 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, picking up where he left off in London 12 years ago.
