LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers stardetermined to compete for the final game in Paris next summer Olympic Games his career and talking to players like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant or Jayson Tatum They will put together a good “Team USA,” The Athletic portal reported on Monday, citing NBA sources.
LeBron’s decision to win two Olympic gold medals Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Gameshas nothing to do with the negative results achieved by the U.S. team last time worldshe finished fourth after competing on a very young team with no big stars.
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James, who turns 39 on Dec. 30, is working to convince other NBA champions to join the expedition and has already received approval from the NBA. Curry, Durant, Anthony Davis, Tatum and Draymond Greenaccording to cited sources.
Devin Booker, Damian Lillard, De’Aaron Fox and LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Kyrie Irving are also considering the idea of joining the Olympic team.
The United States has suffered two major upsets at the past two Basketball World Cups, losing to eventual champion Germany in the semifinals.
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The team trained by Steve Kerr They also lost to Canada in the third place match.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11.
Team USA has won gold medals at the past four Olympics and seven of the past eight Olympics.
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