LeBron James on reaching 300 points in the Olympics: I'm here to win gold, the stats don't matter too much
“Oh, not much,” James said when asked what that milestone meant to him. “I mean, at the end of the day, I just want to, you know, win. I mean, I’m here to win and win the gold, and that’s my only mindset. It’s not even about scoring, it’s not about any of the stats, all the stats that pretty much don’t show up, you know, closing out, you know, getting, you know, hockey assists if possible, just stopping guys from crashing the glass. So it’s definitely an honor any time you hear your name in it, in any type of record books, but at the end of the day I’m here for a bigger picture, for sure.”
Source: EuroHoops.net
Source: EuroHoops.net
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
LeBron James, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid started for #TeamUSA in 2024 Paris Olympics opener win over Serbia.
Kevin Durant 23 points (5-of-5 3s) off the bench.
If Durant starts vs. South Sudan, who should he replace in the lineup? #Paris2024 #Suns – 12:48 PM
LeBron James, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid started for #TeamUSA in 2024 Paris Olympics opener win over Serbia.
Kevin Durant 23 points (5-of-5 3s) off the bench.
If Durant starts vs. South Sudan, who should he replace in the lineup? #Paris2024 #Suns – 12:48 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
FIBA Giannis will be missed when Greece (0-2) goes home from the Olympics. Pure, hulking valor. LeBron-like impact on opposing defenses. Does everything on both ends & the glass. Stays patient with less talented teammates. Plays to utter exhaustion. – 6:50 AM
FIBA Giannis will be missed when Greece (0-2) goes home from the Olympics. Pure, hulking valor. LeBron-like impact on opposing defenses. Does everything on both ends & the glass. Stays patient with less talented teammates. Plays to utter exhaustion. – 6:50 AM
Josh Martin @Bulls_Wire
Is LeBron James really a rival of Michael Jordan’s? bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/28/bul… pic.twitter.com/X27wxf9F3Z – 3:00 AM
Is LeBron James really a rival of Michael Jordan’s? bullswire.usatoday.com/2024/01/28/bul… pic.twitter.com/X27wxf9F3Z – 3:00 AM
Jimmy Spencer @JimmySpencer
“I’m not LeBron, I’m just wearing his jersey.” – King Samuel, 5
😂 @KingJames pic.twitter.com/f7zeAoxdPe – 10:43 PM
“I’m not LeBron, I’m just wearing his jersey.” – King Samuel, 5
😂 @KingJames pic.twitter.com/f7zeAoxdPe – 10:43 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
For the sickos who like to watch, Monday’s @lockedonlakers pod, on YouTube! We talk LeBron’s performance against Serbia, how it does/doesn’t translate to success with the Lakers, and Tyus Jones joining the Suns. @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
youtube.com/watch?v=rrCOU8… – 6:02 PM
For the sickos who like to watch, Monday’s @lockedonlakers pod, on YouTube! We talk LeBron’s performance against Serbia, how it does/doesn’t translate to success with the Lakers, and Tyus Jones joining the Suns. @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
youtube.com/watch?v=rrCOU8… – 6:02 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
[LeBron] understands that the goal is to win and not necessarily for him always to be the winner … that is his superpower.” 💪
@chiney on how LeBron James has continued to stay dominant for Team USA 👏 pic.twitter.com/WkCb6geETO – 5:00 PM
[LeBron] understands that the goal is to win and not necessarily for him always to be the winner … that is his superpower.” 💪
@chiney on how LeBron James has continued to stay dominant for Team USA 👏 pic.twitter.com/WkCb6geETO – 5:00 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
A’ja Wilson is wearing this “USA” LeBron 22 to begin Olympic group play against Japan. pic.twitter.com/pW2jB95LzF – 3:41 PM
A’ja Wilson is wearing this “USA” LeBron 22 to begin Olympic group play against Japan. pic.twitter.com/pW2jB95LzF – 3:41 PM
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter
I’ll be live with @AshNicoleMoss & @JohnGonzalez on @CBSSportsNet at 2 ET for another Beyond The Arc. Lots of USA Basketball to get to — KD and LeBron shine, Embiid’s so-so fit, the Kerr-Tatum situation, Brown vs Hill, & more. – 1:38 PM
I’ll be live with @AshNicoleMoss & @JohnGonzalez on @CBSSportsNet at 2 ET for another Beyond The Arc. Lots of USA Basketball to get to — KD and LeBron shine, Embiid’s so-so fit, the Kerr-Tatum situation, Brown vs Hill, & more. – 1:38 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most PPG without free throws:
24.3 — Wilt
23.3 — MJ
22.5 — Luka
21.5 — LeBron
20.8 — Steph pic.twitter.com/LAGMHR84ou – 1:29 PM
Most PPG without free throws:
24.3 — Wilt
23.3 — MJ
22.5 — Luka
21.5 — LeBron
20.8 — Steph pic.twitter.com/LAGMHR84ou – 1:29 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Monday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! LeBron dominates vs. Serbia for Team USA. AD’s been great, too. What, if anything, does this mean for the Lakers? Plus, Tyus Jones joins the Suns. Did the Lakers miss an opportunity? @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leb… – 12:33 PM
Monday’s @LockedOnLakers podcast! LeBron dominates vs. Serbia for Team USA. AD’s been great, too. What, if anything, does this mean for the Lakers? Plus, Tyus Jones joins the Suns. Did the Lakers miss an opportunity? @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leb… – 12:33 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Our first impressions straight from the #Olympics 🔥
Find out how LeBron James and Kevin Durant led by example on and off the court against Nikola Jokic’s Serbia:
basketnews.com/news-209779-gr… – 3:50 AM
Our first impressions straight from the #Olympics 🔥
Find out how LeBron James and Kevin Durant led by example on and off the court against Nikola Jokic’s Serbia:
basketnews.com/news-209779-gr… – 3:50 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
By day’s end, this was Team USA’s best game to date. Kevin Durant and LeBron James made it so, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56640… – 12:56 AM
By day’s end, this was Team USA’s best game to date. Kevin Durant and LeBron James made it so, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56640… – 12:56 AM
More on this storyline
Ben Golliver: Steve Kerr said he Joel Embiid received DNP-CD against South Sudan because USA wanted to better match up with their team speed. – Kerr will start LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday and Embiid versus Puerto Rico on Friday. -via Twitter @BenGolliver / July 31, 2024
ClutchPoints: Team USA cruised to a 103-86 win over South Sudan in Group C action. Bam Adebayo: 18 PTS, 7 REBS Kevin Durant: 14 PTS, 3 STLS Anthony Edwards: 13 PTS, 3 STLS LeBron James: 12 PTS, 7 REBS Derrick White: 10 PTS, 3 STLS Devin Booker: 10 PTS, 6 ASTS -via Twitter / July 31, 2024
ClutchPoints: LeBron James joins Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony as the only USA Men’s National Team players to score 300 Olympic points 🔥 -via Twitter / July 31, 2024