The FIBA World Cup 2023 ended recently and there is a new World Champion. It is Germany. They beat the likes of the United States of America and Serbia to clinch the gold medal. Despite being one of the most hyped teams ahead of the tournament, Team USA has had a disappointing outing. Fans and media analysts have bashed team selection for choosing such a young team with little to no senior national team experience. With another major event coming up, NBA fans can rejoice thanks to a major LeBron James update.
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Paris will be hosting the 2024 Olympics and Team USA has a shot at redemption in this tournament. And, the latest new update about James’ status for the Olympics has taken the internet by storm.
LeBron James rallies his counterparts to save Team USA
There is no denying the United States of America has some of the best basketball talent in the world. However, the team rarely capitalizes on this because of non-participation by most of the elite players.
It looks like Paris 2024 will be different. Shams Charania of The Athletic revealed that the four-time NBA champion is ready to commit to the National Team. This is not all. He is also rallying senior players like Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, and Stephen Curry to do the same. “He is ready to commit for next summer, and has also called multiple stars to essentially recruit them to join him with USAB in Paris, multiple league sources told The Athletic. James has spoken to Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, and Draymond Green, and they are all prepared to commit as well”, according to The Athletic.
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Aug. 12, 2012 – London, England, United Kingdom – Team USA basketball gold medal winners including LEBRON JAMES, KEVIN DURANT, DERON WILLIAMS, JAMES HARDEN, RUSSELL WESTBROOK, KOBE BRYANT, and ANTHONY DAVIS pose for photos after their game against Spain during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. ((Photo by Mark Makela/Corbis via Getty Images)
James and Durant already have experience playing together at the highest level. The two led Team USA to a Gold Medal during the 2012 London Olympics, along with Kobe Bryant. Now, league veterans, the two can lead their nation for one last time and cement their spot in basketball history.
The latest update leaves the NBA world in a frenzy
This piece of news comes as a huge relief for the USA fanbase following their heartbreaking exit at the hands of Germany in the FIBA World Cup. Here’s how fans on Twitter reacted.
Considering the names we are hearing, Team USA can surely be called ‘Avengers‘ from now.
ironman assembling the avengers
Bron basically said :
Sources: LeBron James wants to represent Team USA at 2024 Paris Olympics and is spearheading group of future Hall of Famers – including Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant – prepared to commit. Full details with @joevardon at @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/4849490/2023/0…
Some fans also dragged in Michael Jordan!
The USA’s FIBA exit might be a good thing after all, according to some fans.
Bro watched FIBA and knew we couldn’t embarrass ourselves like that again 😭
This loss at the World Cup was a good thing after all
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