In front of a raucous home crowd, the French Men’s National Basketball team secured an Olympic medal with a 73-69 victory over Germany. France earned their second consecutive trip to the Olympic Final and will become the first host nation to medal in Basketball since the USA in the 1992 Atlanta games.
What Happened
Germany got out to an early 10-point lead before France really got into the game. They held the lead for most of the first half until a burst of amazing plays by Victor Wembanyama. A thunderous dunk over Daniel Theis of the New Orleans Pelicans punctuated the sequence.