Team USA men's wheelchair basketball opens 2024 Paralympics with win vs Spain

PARIS — In a rematch of their two previous encounters this summer in which the United States emerged victorious by scores of 61-57 and 70-65, Team USA once again edged out Spain, 66-56, in a closely contested Paralympic opener in Bercy Arena on Thursday afternoon.

“We’re talking about the best of the best right now,” Team USA’s Trevon Jenifer said of the two teams. “This is the biggest tournament we have so we know we’re going to get a team’s best shot out here, so we had to come out and take care of business. Spain gave us some really good play for our first game.”

The game stayed close early as the two teams traded the first four baskets before Jake Williams knocked down back-to-back threes to put the Americans up 10-6 less than four minutes into the game.