Stephen Curry has been waiting for the moment when he will win an Olympic Gold medal for a long time in his career. Finally, he made that dream come true this year. However, it was not his first time representing Team USA in a big tournament. Curry had won two Gold medals in the FIBA World Cup wearing Team USA’s uniform. However, he could not participate in the Summer Games until the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is 36 years old at present. There is a good possibility that he might not play for another Team USA lineup in the Olympics.
But the way it ended was like icing on the cake for Steph’s career. Despite the American team having stars like Kevin Durant and LeBron James, Curry turned out to be the hero in the semi-finals and the finals. LBJ was the player of the 2024 Olympics basketball tournament. The 2024 Team USA looked like a modern-day Dream Team. However, after the finals, Stephen Curry could not completely celebrate because he, along with Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards, had to take drug tests.
Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards & Kevin Durant Had To Take Drug Tests After Olympics Final
Team USA had some new stars who joined the group for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was also another name on the American team, alongside Stephen Curry, who had their first Olympic run. Both Edwards and Curry played pivotal roles in helping Steve Kerr’s team dominate in the Olympics yet again. In the final against France, Kevin Durant joined Steph and Ant-man to score 47 of the 98 points and helped his country win another Gold. After winning the gold medal in his first Olympic run, Edwards shared the experience via boardroom and Bleacher Report. The Timberwolves star mentioned, “We could not really celebrate for a long time because me, Steph, and KD had to take drug tests.”
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After their impressive showing the trio had to take like a drug test. In the Gold medal game, Stephen Curry scored 24 points, Durant scored 15 points, and Ant-man scored eight. The Timberwolves superstar was impressive in his first Olympic appearance. Moreover, he averaged 12.8 points per game, 2.8 rpg, and shooting 58% from the field. On top of that, Edwards was splashing, shooting 48% from beyond the arc. He even came off his career-best NBA season, averaging 25.9 points per game, 5.1 assists per game, and 5.4 rebounds per game.
KD Called The Timberwolves Star “Baby GOAT”
During his breakout season, Anthony Edwards drew comparisons with the GOAT Michael Jordan. Experts and fans have found a lot of similarities between Jordan and Edwards due to their playing style and their crazy skills of long jumps and dunks. Lately, the all-time scoring leader of Olympic basketball, Kevin Durant, shared his view on the Timberwolves superstar. During a Fanatics event, KD mentioned, “I call Edwards the ‘Baby GOAT.'” On the other hand, Anthony Edwards have always been vocal about his admiration for KD.
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Last NBA season, Edwards led the Timberwolves to a 4-0 series win against KD’s Phoneix Suns in the first round. That was Edward’s one of the most Jordan-esque display. He averaged 31.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 6.3 assists in the series against the Suns. When he got the question of how it felt to knock his idol out of the playoffs last season, the future superstar of the league mentioned, “I felt a little bad.”
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