and we are down to the final competitions of the 2020 summer olympics. only a few hours remain before the closing ceremony brings the games to an end. andy shoals is here in atlanta with the very latest. good to see you, andy. the u.s. women s basketball team wins gold yet again. i mean, this is quite a dynasty. it certainly is, michael. this is the second straight gold medal for the women s usa basketball team which ties the longest gold medal streak in any sport. brittney griner scoring 30 points to lead the team. basketball legends sue bird and diana taurasi playing their final game together. they go out winning their fifth gold medal, the most by anybody,
. all right. big leaders in the world of tennis promising to address concerns about players meantal health. everyone talking about this this morning. andy shoals is here. good morning. naomi osaka withdrew from the fre french open after they came together to release a statement threatening to ban her if she did not speak with the media. she further explained her bouts with depression and anxiety. the four tournaments releasing another statement offering support but they did not apologize. the statement reading in part, mental health is a challenging issue which deserves our most attention. it is complex and personal. as what affection one individual does not necessarily affect another. we commend naomi for sharing in her own words the pressures and anxiety she is feeling and we
set. the [ lyn nets finishing off the celtics. james harden leading the way. nets winning 123-109. guess what, laura. we had had three games last night and all of the fans acted correctly. no one was behaving badly in the nba last night. i m glad people have finally got their act together. just ridiculous. all right. andy, thank you. appreciate that. still ahead, a historic day in israel. the clock is ticking toward a deadline for a coalition to oust benjamin netanyahu. stay with us .
westbrook s head. he had to be held back from going into the stands. that fan was escorted out of the arena after this incident. the they say the league has to do more to protect its players. it s getting out of hand, just for me. the amount of disrespect, the fact that fans do whatever the [ bleep ] they want to do, it s e not the plan. i m a fan of sports. i get it. but there are certain things that cross the line. cnn s andy shoals has more. was tear thabl that happened. it certainly was, brianna. for some reason there are a lot of fans out there that can just say wlaefr they want and do whatever they want to these players out on the court just because they re athletes.
tribute to george floyd on the one-year anniversary of his murder. andy shoals has this morning s bleacher report. andy. good morning, john. george floyd changed the world. those were lebron james words after last night s lakers win as sports teams and athletes all across the country remembered and honored george floyd a year after his death. just about four miles away from where george floyd was killed, the minnesota twins holding a moment of silence in last night s game before the orioles. members lined up along the warning traffic wearing end racism t-shirts and seattle storm wore shorts that said call your senators in support of the george floyd act. lebron james said he fully supports that bill and reflected on the one-year anniversary of george floyd s death. the man literally changed the world. you know, it s unfortunate