LeBron James and Kevin Durant react during the men's gold medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday. (Charles Krupa/AP)
US men fend off Spain to win basketball gold
In their closest game of the London Olympics, the US men's basketball team beat Spain 107-100, to win the gold medal.
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