After getting past Argentina, Mike Krzyzewski and the U.S. men’s basketball team play Spain Friday afternoon with a spot in the gold medal game on the line.
The two nations met for gold in both 2008 and 2012 with the Americans winning both, and only Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are back from the team that took gold in London four years ago. Spain’s a veteran group led by center Pau Gasol, and after struggling early in pool play they’ve seemingly hit their stride. Part of the adjustment for the Spaniards was getting used to not having Marc Gasol available, as health issues from his season with the Memphis Grizzlies resulted in his having to sit out the Olympics.