US Men's Basketball Team Faces, First Olympic Loss, Since 2004.<br />US Men's Basketball Team Faces, First Olympic Loss, Since 2004.<br />On July 25, France ended the US men's <br />basketball team's 25-game Olympic <br />winning streak at the Tokyo Olympics.<br />On July 25, France ended the US men's <br />basketball team's 25-game Olympic <br />winning streak at the Tokyo Olympics.<br />Team France beat Team USA 83-76, <br />ending a streak that dates back to 2004.<br />Team France beat Team USA 83-76, <br />ending a streak that dates back to 2004.<br />The French team mounted <br />a 16-2 run to steal the win.<br />The last time Team USA lost was to Argentina<br />in the 2004 Athens Summer Games.<br />The last time Team USA lost was to Argentina<br />in the 2004 Athens Summer Games.<br />When you lose a game, <br />you're not surprised, <br />you're disappointed. , Gregg Popovich, <br />USA Men's Basketball Head Coach, <br />via CNN.<br />When you lose a game, <br />you're not surprised, <br />you're disappointed. , Gregg Popovich, <br />USA Men's Basketball Head Coach, <br />via CNN.<br />That sort of disses the French team, <br />so to speak, as if we were supposed <br />to beat them by 30 or something, Gregg Popovich, USA Men's Basketball Head Coach, via CNN.<br />That sort of disses the French team, <br />so to speak, as if we were supposed <br />to beat them by 30 or something, Gregg Popovich, USA Men's Basketball Head Coach, via CNN.<br />Team USA has won gold in <br />all but four Olympics, making them the most <br />successful nation in men's Olympic basketball.<br />It is a big win for us obviously, <br />but we have to move on and <br />show people back home that <br />these guys can be beaten, Evan Fournier, Team France, via CNN.<br />It is a big win for us obviously, <br />but we have to move on and <br />show people back home that <br />these guys can be beaten, Evan Fournier, Team France, via CNN.<br />With the right coach, the right <br />mentality, the right work, <br />you can compete against anyone, <br />and it is not because we are <br />a small country we should have <br />any complexes. We are just as big <br />as anyone you just have to believe, Evan Fournier, Team France, via CNN.<br />With the right coach, the right <br />mentality, the right work, <br />you can compete against anyone, <br />and it is not because we are <br />a small country we should have <br />any complexes. We are just as big <br />as anyone you just have to believe, Evan Fournier, Team France, via CNN.<br />On July 28, both teams return to the court with the US facing off against Iran, and the French team scheduled to play the Czech Republic.<br />On July 28, both teams return to the court with the US facing off against Iran, and the French team scheduled to play the Czech Republic
