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          USA Basketball wins gold, earns congrats from NBA players

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          Shenanigans ensue during Melo, Durant interviews (2:15)

          While talking with Mark Schwarz fresh off of winning a gold medal, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant reflect on winning it all for Team USA, as well as joke around with teammates DeAndre Jordan and Draymond Green. (2:15)

          • ESPN.com
          Aug 21, 2016, 09:33 PM ET

          The U.S. men's basketball team got off to a slow start in the gold-medal game against Serbia, but Kevin Durant took over in the second quarter. The team went on a 40-15 run on the way to a 96-66 win, earning gold for the third consecutive Olympics and the sixth time in seven tries with NBA players.

          As the margin stretched to more than 40 points in the fourth quarter, reaction started to pour in congratulating Team USA on the medal even before the final buzzer sounded.