Angel Reese Reacts to USA's 1-Point Gold Medal Win vs. France at 2024 Paris Olympics

The United States women's basketball team narrowly defeated France on Sunday, 67-66, earning its 10th gold medal overall in the event and eighth in a row.

And Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese—who is an early favorite to be a key member of Team USA at the 2028 Los Angeles Games—was hype:

Reese, 22, was a part of the only team that actually beat the current iteration of Team USA in the past month, when the WNBA All-Stars knocked off the national team, 117-109.

She posted 12 points, 11 rebounds and a block in that game, while Arike Ogunbowale exploded for 34 points, Allisha Gray added 24 points off the bench and Caitlin Clark posted four points and 10 assists.

Team USA would go on to win six straight games by double-digit points between the USA Basketball Showcase against Germany and its Olympics run before France gave the Americans all they could handle on Sunday.

It was the second straight time the WNBA All-Stars beat Team USA immediately before the Olympics.

"It was like a little bit of a déjà vu feeling, honestly," Team USA forward Breanna Stewart told reporters at the time.

It was certainly a good tune-up for Team USA, which continues to be head and shoulders above the rest of the world in women's basketball. France gave the United States all it could handle, of course, and was mere inches away from forcing overtime.

But the United States—which also claimed gold in the men's tournament for a fifth straight time—remains the basketball epicenter of the world.