Team USA stunned by France at the FIBA World Cup, fails to medal for first time since 2002

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The U.S. men's national basketball team will not medal in a major international competition for the first time since the 2002 FIBA World Championship, when an embarrassing performance inevitably led to a complete revamping of the program. Led by NBA players Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier, France snapped Team USA's streak of 58 straight victories in non-exhibition games internationally, defeating the Americans 89-79 Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup in China. The U.S. had no answer for Gobert, the All-NBA center for the Utah Jazz who amassed 21 points and 16 rebounds while commanding the paint.

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