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Team USA Basketball Stars Celebrate Win Over Serbia By Spending $73K On Wine

Paris Olympics 2024

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The US men's basketball team is currently in Paris competing at the Paris Olympics 2024.

The 16-time Olympics gold-medal winners started their campaign with a comfortable win over Serbia in Group C match on July 28.

The team reportedly celebrated the win with $73,000 French wine collection which included bottles of the 1985 Chateau Petrus, worth $3,000 each.

According to Sun, LeBron James helped choose the celebratory wines. The team also ordered Chateau de Selle Cotes de Provence Clair de Noirs rosé, with 30 three-liter bottles purchased at $420 each.

The order also included Pomerol staple, the Trilogie de Le Pin 16-17-18 costing $11,150 for 10 bottles.

Team USA also requested 10 bottles of the fine white 2017 Riesling Domaine Weinbach, worth $13,000.

Team USA will next face South Sudan in Group C match on Wednesday. A win over the African side will guarantee a top spot in group.