PARIS — The McBride family is certainly enjoying a trip to France to watch the Paris Olympics this week.
New York Knicks guard Miles McBride, a 2019 Moeller High School graduate, his siblings Trey and Kristen and parents Walt and Kim are in France to watch the international competitions in a variety of sports.
The family watched the U.S. men’s basketball team defeat South Sudan 103-86 Wednesday night in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. South Sudan featured Aiken High School graduate Carlik Jones, who scored 18 points.
“It's 3 a.m. here," Walt McBride said in a text message shortly before 10 p.m. Eastern Time. "We just returned from a two-hour drive from watching the USA team’s basketball game versus South Sudan. “It was great to see a Cincinnatian play in Carlik Jones.”
Walt McBride shared a photo of watching the beach volleyball competition earlier this week with Miles with the Eiffel Tower in the background in Paris.
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The McBride family also visited the Louvre Museum. There was also a special visit to The Mona Lisa. Walt said the family couldn’t believe how small the portrait was in person.
The McBride family plans to watch the three-on-three basketball competition and tennis on Thursday in France.
Kim is a former Ohio State University tennis player. Walt is a former Xavier University basketball player who played professionally in Europe. He is also a former Cincinnati area high school basketball head coach.
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Miles McBride, nicknamed “Deuce,” is entering his fourth season in the NBA with the Knicks. Trey McBride, a 2016 Moeller graduate, played for the Bayer Leverkusen Giants in Germany this past spring. He's also played in the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Australia.
Kristen McBride, a defensive specialist, is a senior on the West Virginia University women’s volleyball team. Kristen earned state championships in basketball at Mount Notre Dame (2019 and 2021) and volleyball (2021).