Former NBA player Chase Budinger and his partner Miles Evans steamrolled the French team of Youssef Krou and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, in straight sets, to win their first match of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.
PARIS — Basketball journeyman Chase Budinger made an Olympic dream come true on Monday, winning a beach volleyball match under the Eiffel Tower — while also reveling in a chance encounter with all-time hoopster LeBron James. He and partner Miles Evans made quick work of a French duo, winning their opening Olympic match in two sets, 21-14 and 21-11.
And one of my shots I had was an airball. So the nerves affected my game. I felt like I was able to get a couple points early and that kind of kind of relieved some of that stress.' The Americans were too tall, powerful and fast for the French duo of Youssef Krou and Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, who benefitted from a spirited home crowd.
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