Five Ring Circus

“After COVID-19 pandemic restrictions kept spectators away for the last two Olympic Games (in Beijing and Tokyo), the French capital has prepared to welcome back crowds with a splash: the public will be treated to a unique opening ceremony on the iconic River Seine.” NPR: 8 storylines to follow as the Paris Summer Olympics get underway. (Meanwhile, Covid doesn’t seem have gotten the memo.)

+ The Ringer’s Guide to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

+ Coco Gauff to join LeBron James as Team USA flag bearer for Olympic Opening Ceremony. If Coco’s smile can’t achieve world unity, nothing can.

+ “Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry doesn’t have much room left in his trophy case thanks to his two NBA Most Valuable Player awards, four NBA championships, an NBA Finals MVP award and even a Joe Dumars Trophy as the 2010-11 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner. At 36 years old, about the only thing Curry is missing is a gold medal that could soon be his at his first Olympic Games.”