Khris Middleton And Jrue Holiday Join Michael Jordan in USA Men’s Olympic Basketball History

Khris Middleton And Jrue Holiday Join Only LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen as only players to win the NBA Finals, and USA Men’s Olympic Gold Medal in the same summer.

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Khris Middleton And Jrue Holiday Win Gold Medal

“I guess me thinking about it and me telling y’all that story,” Holiday said minutes after the final buzzer, “that’s a hell of a summer.”

“He’s a NBA champion,” Holiday said of Middleton. “He’s an Olympic gold medal winner. He’s my brother, you know, us over these last few months has been crazy and we’ve done it together. I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else.”

The Star Studded USA Men’s Basketball Team won Olympic Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games after beating Spain 87-82 in the Gold Medal Game. Kevin Durant scored a game-high 29 points to lead Team USA to the win. Durant continues to make a strong case that he’s the greatest player in the world right now.