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USA are promising 鈥渞eal star power鈥� when their men鈥檚 basketball team go in search of a record-extending 17th Olympic gold in Paris.

Their gold in Tokyo was their fourth consecutive Olympic title and their 16th gold from the 19 tournaments they have competed in 鈥� no other nation has won more than two titles.

With NBA stars Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James all confirming their interest in playing, Grant Hill, managing director of the USA Basketball Men鈥檚 National Team, tells Sportsworld's Lee James he鈥檚 expecting a 鈥渟pecial team鈥� to represent the US in Paris.

Image: USA's players celebrate their victory at the end of the men's final basketball match between France and USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 7, 2021. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)