The 20-time All-Star is looking for his third gold medal.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar combo forward LeBron James, at the ripe old age of 39, is seasoned enough that he has a distinct sense memory of the last time the Team USA men's Olympic basketball team did not claim the gold medal. The summer after his rookie season, James and his fellow future Hall of Fame first-year colleagues Carmelo Anthony, and Dwyane Wade joined the ill-fitting Team USA squad that merely won the bronze medal during the 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece.
James, Wade and Anthony were all often given the late-game cold shoulder by then-Team USA head coach Larry Brown, who had prioritized his more established, chemistry-free veterans, possibly to the detriment of that team's success. This year's far more loaded club, led by veterans like James, his Lakers teammate Anthony Davis, Phoenix Suns All-Star power forward Kevin Durant, and All-NBA Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, almost fell short of the ultimate Olympics prize again on Thursday.
"I told them that, you know, it's good to be tested, it's great to be tested, and our ultimate goal is one game away," James said. "We look forward to the matchup on Saturday against France." "I'm always trying to be aggressive and make plays for our team, trying to do a little bit of everything on the floor," James said of his own play on Thursday. "My teammates believe in me, and I was able to come through for them."
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