After a brief celebration, the China Team, led by Li Chunjiang, held their final Handshake Ceremony with the USA Team.
Tang Tian also went around encouraging the USA Team players one by one.
"Keep working hard."
The words were short, but they cut deep.
All the USA Team players wore bitter smiles.
After tonight, the USA Men's Basketball Team had officially fallen from its pedestal as the one being challenged and become one of the challengers.
And the new team to be challenged was naturally the China Men's Basketball Team.
The pinnacle of men's basketball.
After a short break, the players from the China Team, USA Team, and Serbia Team returned to the court one after another.
The final men's basketball award ceremony was about to take place here.
The faces of the China Team and Serbia Team players were all filled with happy smiles.
The USA Team, on the other hand, looked somewhat dejected.
Five years ago, they had stood on the silver medal podium at a Major Tournament for the first time. This was now their third time.
If they kept standing there, they might get used to it.
As the award ceremony was about to begin, even more Chinese Fans arrived at the venue, many having rushed over after hearing the news from the neighboring arena.
Witnessing the men's basketball team lift the trophy would undoubtedly be unforgettable.
The Serbia Team was the first to step onto the podium, and they raised their hands together after taking their places.
This was the first Major Tournament medal in their country's history, and an Olympic medal at that. Aside from the China Team, they were the happiest people there.
Jokic even kissed his bronze medal, his eyes nearly disappearing into his chubby face.
After leaving the Pelicans and bouncing