United States men's national basketball team
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| February 23 2025 | Competed in a FIBA AmeriCup qualification match against Bahamas, which was the team's most recent competitive game. |
| February 20 2025 | Scheduled competitive game against Puerto Rico in the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification. |
| 2024 | By finishing as one of the top two World Cup teams in the Americas zone, the team directly qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. |
| 2024 | Australia defeated the United States 2-1 in an epic Davis Cup Quarterfinal, with Thanasi Kokkinakis defeating Ben Shelton 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(14) in a third set tiebreaker that included saving 10 match points. |
| 2024 | Australian swimmer Cate Campbell made provocative comments on national broadcast about the US swimming team, expressing her joy in beating Americans and criticizing their competitive behavior, which intensified the US-Australia swimming rivalry. |
| 2024 | At the 2024 Summer Olympics, the United States narrowly defeated Australia in the swimming medal tally, securing one more gold medal on the final day of competition, continuing their dominance since the 1956 Olympics. |
| 2024 | United States men's basketball team entered the Olympic knockout round as the No. 1 seed, positioned in a separate bracket from other group winners Germany, Canada, and France. |
| 2024 | United States defeated France in the gold medal game, marking their second consecutive Olympic gold medal victory over France and improving to a 4-0 record against France in Olympic gold medal matches. |
| 2024 | In an exhibition game against Germany, LeBron James scored the final 11 points in the last 3:57, leading Team USA to a 92-88 victory over the defending World Cup champions. James finished with a game-high 20 points, six rebounds, and four assists. |
| 2024 | United States men's national basketball team scheduled to compete for Olympic Gold Medal. |
| 2024 | LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, and others continued the tradition of NBA stars representing the US in the Olympics. |
| 2024 | Assembled an experienced team dubbed 'The Avengers', with an average age of 30 years and 9 months. Team included potential returnees like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Bam Adebayo, and others. |
| 2024 | Won Olympic gold medal, going undefeated in preliminary rounds against Serbia, South Sudan, and Puerto Rico. |
| 2024 | Played five exhibition games, convincingly beating Canada and Serbia, but facing close games with Australia, South Sudan, and Germany. |
| 2024 | Won Olympic semifinal against Serbia 95-91, overcoming a 17-point deficit, with Stephen Curry scoring 36 points. |
| 2024 | Defeated Brazil 122-87 in the Olympic quarterfinals, with Devin Booker leading with 18 points. |
| August 10 2024 | Achieved a win against France in the 2024 Olympics. |
| August 10 2024 | United States men's national basketball team wins their latest competitive game against France in the 2024 Olympics. |
| July 2024 | LeBron James was named the FIBA Men's Olympics MVP and selected to the FIBA Men's Olympics All-Star Five, marking a significant individual achievement in the tournament. |
| July 28 2024 | United States men's Olympic basketball team begins competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tournament running until August 11. |
| July 10 2024 | Exhibition games for the United States men's Olympic basketball team began, running through July 22. |
| July 10 2024 | Kawhi Leonard withdrew from the Olympic team due to injury, and was replaced by Derrick White. |
| July 5 2024 | Training camp for the United States men's Olympic basketball team commenced in preparation for the Summer Olympics. |
| April 17 2024 | Jarrett Allen was considered as a candidate for the Olympic team but was not named to the 12-man roster. |
| April 17 2024 | U.S. roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics was officially announced. |
| January 23 2024 | United States men's Olympic basketball team announced 41 roster finalists for potential Olympic selection. |
| 2023 | LeBron James texted Stephen Curry about playing in the 2024 Olympic team. |
| 2023 | Team USA defeated Montenegro 85-73 in a comeback victory, with Edwards scoring all 17 of his points in the second half. |
| 2023 | Jaren Jackson Jr. joined the team as the 2023 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, primarily playing as a power forward with the Memphis Grizzlies. |
| 2023 | Grant Hill succeeded Jerry Colangelo as president of USA Basketball, marking his first major international tournament in this role. |
| 2023 | Paolo Banchero initially considered playing for Italy before officially committing to Team USA, bringing his status as the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year to the squad. |
| 2023 | Tyrese Haliburton and Austin Reaves combined for 16 assists and only two turnovers off the bench in the exhibition game, with Haliburton individually contributing 7 points and a game-high 12 assists. |
| 2023 | Austin Reaves committed to playing for the United States after considering representing Germany, becoming only the third undrafted player to play on a U.S. national team of NBA players. |
| 2023 | Team USA played an exhibition game against Puerto Rico, winning decisively 117-74. Anthony Edwards scored 15 points with 4 steals and 4 assists, contributing to a significant 20-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters. |
| 2023 | The United States qualified for the 2024 Olympics after the losses of Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, finishing as one of the top two World Cup teams from the Americas. |
| 2023 | Steve Kerr became the new head coach of the national team, replacing Gregg Popovich. |
| 2023 | Experienced its third consecutive global tournament loss, breaking its previous undefeated streak in Olympics and World Cups from 2008 to 2016. |
| 2023 | United States team experienced its first loss in the FIBA Basketball World Cup against Lithuania, with Edwards scoring 35 points, just three short of Kevin Durant's U.S. World Cup scoring record. |
| 2023 | Kevin Durant 'kind of committed' to the Olympic team during the 2022-23 NBA season while with the Brooklyn Nets, after discussions with USA Basketball executives Grant Hill and Steve Kerr. |
| 2023 | The United States men's national basketball team failed to medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup, leading to the assembly of a high-profile Olympic roster nicknamed 'the Avengers'. |
| 2023 | Played two exhibition games in Abu Dhabi, marking the first time the men's national team played in the United Arab Emirates. Coached by Steve Kerr. |
| 2023 | Finished fourth at the FIBA World Cup, behind Germany, Serbia, and Canada. |
| August 2023 | The team competed in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, achieving a 4-1 record during group play and qualifying for the final round. |
| August 2023 | The team lost the bronze medal game, finishing fourth in the tournament and missing out on a medal for the second consecutive time. |
| August 2023 | The United States men's national basketball team held a training camp in early August to prepare for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, scheduling five exhibition games before their tournament opener in Manila. |
| August 2023 | The United States team lost in the semifinals of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. |
| 2022 | Stephen Curry 'softly committed' to the Olympic team after winning the NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors, joking with coach Steve Kerr that the Olympics was 'the only thing I hadn't done'. |
| 2022 | United States national basketball team finished third place in the FIBA AmeriCup, with a team managed by Jensen. |
| 2021 | Kevin Love withdrew from the team, citing incomplete recovery from a right calf injury from the previous NBA season. |
| 2021 | Bradley Beal was ruled out of the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, having started in all three exhibition games. |
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