The United States men's basketball team beat Serbia 96-66 to take home gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. This wasn't exactly an underdog story -- Team USA was loaded with All-Stars and thus the massive favorites all along -- but it was nice to see Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and company raise their game when it mattered most.
When they check their phones, they'll see an outpouring of congratulations from other NBA players and celebrities. Here's a small sampling of them:
S/O #USABMNT on nearing their🏅!! #GoldStandard#USA#StriveForGreatness
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 21, 2016
Congrats @usabasketball for bringing home another #gold#USMNT
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) August 21, 2016
Congrats 2 @usabasketball taking care of business & getting the Gold! Go down the line, they all put in the sacrifice & work 2 get it done!
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) August 21, 2016
Shout out #USABMNT way to get it done!
— Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) August 21, 2016
Another #gold for #TeamUSA! Congrats to @usabasketball for getting the job done in Rio.
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) August 21, 2016
Big congrats to #TeamUSA on winning the #Gold in #Rio! Way to bring it home and special S/O to Coach K for an unbelievable job coaching!!
— James Harden (@JHarden13) August 21, 2016
Congrats @usabasketball for bringing USA another gold.🇺🇸
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) August 21, 2016
Happy for my guy @Yg_Trece way to fight thru adversity to be back on top.
— Mario Chalmers (@mchalmers15) August 21, 2016
Congrats!! on your 25-game win streak and 3 straight 🏅🏅🏅 #USABMNT#Rio2016#TeamUSA
— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) August 21, 2016
Congrats bud @Yg_Trece#USA#gold
— Reggie Jackson (@Reggie_Jackson) August 21, 2016
yeaa @hbarnes ! #GoldMedalist#UNC
— Kendall Marshall (@KButter5) August 21, 2016
Congrats to #TeamUSA on winning #Gold at the #Rio2016 Olympics. Former teammate @KyrieIrving keeps stockpiling the hardware!
— Mike Miller (@MikeMiller_13) August 21, 2016
Congrats to the USA men's team. Gold Everything!!!
— Brandon Jennings (@brandonjennings) August 21, 2016
Congrats to Team USA !!!!
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) August 21, 2016
Congratulations to Coach K & team #USA@usabasketball 🏀 #GOLD 🏅#Rio2016#olympics
— Micky Arison (@MickyArison) August 21, 2016
USA dominates the Olympics again. USA USA USA
— nick vanexel (@vanexel31) August 21, 2016
Congrats @JimmyButler way to bring gold home! See you soon @threekola@felicio_21 😎
— Doug McDermott (@dougmcdermott) August 21, 2016
Proud of my big brother @carmeloanthony and the @usabasketball team! Way to win! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
— Ciara (@ciara) August 21, 2016
That's WHAT WE DO! #TeamUSA all the way! @carmeloanthony got me tearing up over here. You're golden guys! Go 🇺🇸🇺🇸 #Gold#Rio2016
— Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) August 21, 2016
Some of Team USA's players have started to tweet about the accomplishment, too:
From Third Ward to a GOLD medalist! I love you Mama, thank you for everything! 1/4 @ Parque... https://t.co/9UDLWr7mPC
— DeAndre Jordan (@deandrejordan6) August 21, 2016
I LOVE GOLD!!!! https://t.co/qS6phSjDhn
— Kyle Lowry (@Klow7) August 21, 2016
#TGBTG 🙏🏾🏅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/qEQX0njAxC
— Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) August 21, 2016
