Joel Embiid responded to booing French fans with 14 points and seven rebounds in just 12 minutes as the U.S. rolled to a 122-87 quarterfinal win over Brazil.
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo seems more concerned with the competition catching up to the Americans than replacing the stars of another gold-medal-winning team.
Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from USA basketball after winning his third Olympic gold medal. He also addressed the recent social unrest seen throughout the country.
The U.S. Olympic men's basketball team won its third straight gold medal and did it easily, beating Serbia 96-66 on Sunday.
Klay Thompson scored 22 points to lead the way as the U.S. men's basketball team edged Spain to reach its third straight Olympic gold-medal game.
LeBron James, who decided to skip his fourth Summer Games after leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title in June, said in an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols that he misses the Olympic stage.
