Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from USA basketball after winning his third Olympic gold medal. He also addressed the recent social unrest seen throughout the country.
The U.S. Olympic men's basketball team won its third straight gold medal and did it easily, beating Serbia 96-66 on Sunday.
Klay Thompson scored 22 points to lead the way as the U.S. men's basketball team edged Spain to reach its third straight Olympic gold-medal game.
LeBron James, who decided to skip his fourth Summer Games after leading the Cavaliers to an NBA title in June, said in an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols that he misses the Olympic stage.
Turning a slow start into an early ending with a 27-2 run in the first half, the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team sprinted past Argentina 105-78 on Wednesday night to move into the semifinals.
