A’ja Wilson praised Kahleah Copper for her carry outance in helping Team USA to a one-point triumph over France for the gbetter medal in the women’s basketball event at the Paris Olympics.
Copper finished with 12 points off of the bench, including a sturdy drive for a 2-point basket postponeed in the game and the last free throws. Wilson inserted 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, but she was asked to portray Copper in the prompt aftermath of the 67-66 thrive.
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A’ja Wilson, left, and Kahleah Copper during train before the Paris Olympics, on July 22, 2024, in London. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
“That b—-,” Wilson shelp.
Copper, with ice in her veins, made it a three-point game with 5 seconds left. If she leave outed one of the free throws, France’s Gabby Williams’ extfinished 2-pointer would have tied it up. If she leave outed both, then Williams’ sboiling may have been for the thrive.
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U.S. team members, from left, Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray and Kahleah Copper honor after their triumph over France at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024. (Grebloody Shamus/Getty Images)
Instead, the Americans picked up their 61st consecutive Olympic thrive and their eighth straight gbetter medal.
Copper currently joins for the Phoenix Mercury. The gbetter is the first Olympic medal of her nurtureer. She was on the team when they won gbetter at the 2022 World Cup in Australia.
Copper’s teammate, Diana Taurasi, inserted to her illustrious nurtureer with another gbetter medal.
Kahleah Copper passes the ball in the women’s gbetter medal align aobtainst France during the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024. (Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images)
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Taurasi has six gbetter medals in her nurtureer. She’s been on the team since 2004, when the Americans won in Athens.
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