PARIS, France — Sprinter Noah Lyles revealed he had COVID after missing out on another gold medal at the Paris Olympics, LeBron James had a triple double and Steph Curry scored 36 points to help the American men rally, and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record in the women's 400 hurdles.
Here's a look and what happened on Day 13 as the U.S. reached 30 golds and 103 medals overall.
Track and field
Sprinter Noah Lyles revealed he had COVID-19 after missing out on another gold medal for the United States at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
On the same Stade de France track where he won the historically close 100 meters by five thousandths of a second, Lyles was third behind gold medalist Letsile Tebogo of Botswana and U.S. teammate Kenneth Bednarek.
Medics tended to a tired-looking Lyles and took him off in a wheelchair. Wearing a mask as he spoke with reporters, Lyles later said he had COVID.
“It definitely affected my performance,” said Lyles, adding that he tested positive early Tuesday morning but was cleared to compete. The U.S. track federation said it and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee adhered to all Olympic and Centers for Disease Control guidelines.
Over at Bercy Arena, with former NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Tony Parker watching their respective countrymen, France held on to win 73-69.
Wembanyama, the NBA rookie of the year, clenched his fists at the buzzer and teammate Evan Fournier jubilantly threw the ball into the crowd.
The 20-year-old star didn't play three years ago in Tokyo, when the French lost the final to the U.S. They meet again Saturday, when Wembanyama hopes to give France its first Olympic gold in men's or women's basketball.
Men's basketball semifinal
LeBron James had a triple double and Steph Curry scored 36 points as the American men rallied from 17 points down.
The U.S. faced an 11-point halftime deficit — the biggest successfully overcome by an American team since NBA players were added to the Olympic mix in 1992 — and again trailed the Serbs by 11 with just over seven minutes left.
Serbian players fell on their backs at the buzzer after coming so close.
It was a far cry from their group opener when the U.S. rolled to a 110-84 win.
US team gets a world record, breaks the 100-medal mark
The United States now has more golds and more overall medals than any other nation.
With three days left of competition, American athletes total 30 golds for 103 medals overall.
The U.S. went 1-2 in the women's 400 hurdles with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaking her own world record in a time of 50.37 seconds, and Anna Cockrell taking the silver.
Grant Holloway followed up with gold in the men's 110 hurdles in 12.99, beating countryman Daniel Roberts.
Also, Long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall won the women's long jump with Jasmine Moore taking the bronze behind Germany's Malaika Mihambo.
Another world record but no gold
American Sam Watson left the Games with another world record to his name but didn't get the gold medal.
The 18-year-old Watson broke sport climbing's speed world record on Thursday for the second time at the Paris Games, but that came in the fight for bronze.
Veddriq Leonardo of Indonesia won gold in 4.75 seconds in the final.