US holds off France to extend dominance in Olympic basketball

American coach Greg Popovich called coaching in the Olympics 'the most responsibility I’ve ever felt'.

STARS IN STRIPES: Kevin Durant celebrates victory in the Men's Gold Medal match at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.

The American reign over Olympic men’s basketball lives on, even though the Tokyo Games took some work to win.

Kevin Durant scored 29 points and joined Carmelo Anthony as the only three-time men’s gold medalists in Olympic history as the US held off France 87-82 today to win the gold medal for the 16th time in 19 tries.