LeBron James selected as Team USA's male flagbearer for Olympics opening ceremony
Team USA: Leading the way for Team USA. 🇺🇸 Two-time Olympic gold medalist @KingJames has been selected as our men’s flag bearer for the #ParisOlympics Opening Ceremony.
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
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Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
LeBron James on being the flag bearer for Team USA: “It’s an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, especially in a moment that can bring the whole world together. For a kid from Akron, this responsibility means everything to not only myself, but to – 8:20 AM
LeBron James on being the flag bearer for Team USA: “It’s an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, especially in a moment that can bring the whole world together. For a kid from Akron, this responsibility means everything to not only myself, but to – 8:20 AM
Brian Windhorst @WindhorstESPN
LeBron James voted by peers to be flag bearer for USA team at Olympics opening ceremonies Friday in Paris. First male basketball player in history to get the honor: espn.com/olympics/story… – 7:43 AM
LeBron James voted by peers to be flag bearer for USA team at Olympics opening ceremonies Friday in Paris. First male basketball player in history to get the honor: espn.com/olympics/story… – 7:43 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
👏🇺🇸 LeBron James will be the first USA men’s basketball player ever to carry the flag at the Olympics pic.twitter.com/BJTFWTxvm0 – 7:27 AM
👏🇺🇸 LeBron James will be the first USA men’s basketball player ever to carry the flag at the Olympics pic.twitter.com/BJTFWTxvm0 – 7:27 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
LeBron James will be Team USA’s flag bearer in #Paris2024
Steph Curry communicated the news to the King:
eurohoops.net/en/olympic-gam… – 7:25 AM
LeBron James will be Team USA’s flag bearer in #Paris2024
Steph Curry communicated the news to the King:
eurohoops.net/en/olympic-gam… – 7:25 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
LeBron James is the first USA men’s basketball player ever to carry the flag at the Olympics. He was selected by a vote of all U.S. Olympic athletes, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56502… – 7:19 AM
LeBron James is the first USA men’s basketball player ever to carry the flag at the Olympics. He was selected by a vote of all U.S. Olympic athletes, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56502… – 7:19 AM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
AP story: LeBron James selected as Team USA male flagbearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony apnews.com/article/olympi… – 7:16 AM
AP story: LeBron James selected as Team USA male flagbearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony apnews.com/article/olympi… – 7:16 AM
Evan Sidery @esidery
LeBron James will carry the United States flag for the Olympics’ opening ceremony.
James becomes the first American NBA player in Olympic history to do this. pic.twitter.com/vWGsLccu9u – 7:12 AM
LeBron James will carry the United States flag for the Olympics’ opening ceremony.
James becomes the first American NBA player in Olympic history to do this. pic.twitter.com/vWGsLccu9u – 7:12 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
LeBron James, a global icon and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, to be United States flag bearer at Paris Olympics opening ceremony, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56502… – 7:11 AM
LeBron James, a global icon and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, to be United States flag bearer at Paris Olympics opening ceremony, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56502… – 7:11 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
LeBron James has been selected as the male United States flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony on Friday. #Paris2024 – 7:08 AM
LeBron James has been selected as the male United States flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony on Friday. #Paris2024 – 7:08 AM
Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy
Winners and losers
Winners
– Maya Rudolph
– National Ice Cream Day
– Shams
– Nick Castellanos
– Father Time
– LeBron James
Losers
– Team Black
– Primaries
– Joe Flacco
– Woj
– Delaware
– June Presidential debates
– “Folks” – 3:39 PM
Winners and losers
Winners
– Maya Rudolph
– National Ice Cream Day
– Shams
– Nick Castellanos
– Father Time
– LeBron James
Losers
– Team Black
– Primaries
– Joe Flacco
– Woj
– Delaware
– June Presidential debates
– “Folks” – 3:39 PM
Dan Favale @danfavale
“some think joe biden withdrawing from the presidential race and supporting kamala harris is like jalen brunson extending w/ the knicks for $100m+ less guaranteed than he could get in 2025 but it’s really like lebron taking $1.3m less to keep the lakers $45k under the 2nd apron” pic.twitter.com/LRqfQiD53L – 2:36 PM
“some think joe biden withdrawing from the presidential race and supporting kamala harris is like jalen brunson extending w/ the knicks for $100m+ less guaranteed than he could get in 2025 but it’s really like lebron taking $1.3m less to keep the lakers $45k under the 2nd apron” pic.twitter.com/LRqfQiD53L – 2:36 PM
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Tim Reynolds: LeBron James selected as Team USA’s male flagbearer for Friday’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony. James is the third U.S. basketball player to get the honor, joining Dawn Staley (2004) and Sue Bird (2021). pic.twitter.com/7wzX3EV3Z4 -via Twitter @ByTimReynolds / July 22, 2024
“Do you have any doubt about who’s going to win the gold medal? Joel Embiid: I mean, you look at the talent that the US has, but I mean, there’s also equal time on other teams. And the talent that’s on the US team, you also got to understand that most of those guys are also older. LeBron now is not the LeBron that was a couple of years ago. So it’s a big difference. So the name might be there, but everybody would also tell you, and you can see for yourself, the athletic LeBron and the dominant that he was a couple of years ago is not the same that he is now. So, yeah, I mean, I think people get fooled by the names on their own paper, but, yeah, those names have been built throughout their career and now they’re older, so they’re not what they used to be.” -via Apple Podcasts / July 20, 2024
ClutchPoints: Reporter: “[It was] almost a miracle win for South Sudan, but you managed to stay there. What was the key for [Team USA]?” Anthony Edwards: “LeBron James.” (via @cesaremilanti) pic.twitter.com/BJPaVbg2lD -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / July 20, 2024