On Thursday, France secured its place in the gold medal game for basketball with a 73-69 win over Germany. The tight contest came down to the final moments but the French managed to emerge with the win and will have the honor of playing for gold in front of their home fans.
It was an awesome win and the crowd was absolutely electric. After the victory, Team France's players were varying levels of emotional, but perhaps none more than the young Victor Wembanyama. The 20-year-old phenom was visibly overcome with emotion after the win, cheering with his teammates and the crowd before putting his hands on his head and taking it all in.
