Red, white & whew!

Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul celebrate after Bryant hit a shot to help close out Team USA's victory over Spain.
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As the Olympics ended, a dozen NBA stars showed they could play together and restore U.S. glory to basketball.   

Supreme reign

Lisa Leslie and Team USA picked up their fourth consecutive gold medal after routing Australia.

 

Dream or nightmare?

The quest for Olympic glory can become an NBA franchise's worst nightmare. Wojnarowski column

 

Basketball Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 2 0 0 2
Flag of Australia 0 1 0 1
Flag of Spain 0 1 0 1
Flag of Argentina 0 0 1 1
Flag of Russia 0 0 1 1

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