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On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop recaps Team USA’s gold medal win in men’s basketball at the Tokyo Olympics with the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith.

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On Tokyo Daily, host Brendan Dunlop recaps Team USA’s gold medal win in men’s basketball at the Tokyo Olympics with the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith.

The two discuss the importance of more international teams being able to push the Americans, why you shouldn’t bet against Kevin Durant, and where the Team USA men’s basketball program goes from here. Smith also shares his thoughts on Team Canada’s historic gold medal win in women’s soccer … because how could you not?

Plus, Dunlop recaps the day for Team Canada, who set a new overall medal record for a non-boycotted Olympics having won 23 medals, thanks to a women’s canoe bronze from Laurence Vincent Lapointe and Katie Vincent.

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