LeBron James is determined to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Chicago (USA), September 14 (EFE) – Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is determined to compete in the final Olympics of his career in Paris next summer and is competing with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant Lant or Jayson Tatum will form a good “America’s Team,” The Athletic portal reported this week, citing NBA sources.

The decision by LeBron, who won two Olympic gold medals in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012,

This has nothing to do with the negative results of the last World Cup where the US team finished fourth with a very young team without big-name stars.

According to quoted sources, James, who will turn 39 on December 30, is trying to persuade other NBA champions to join the journey and has already acquired Curry, Durant, Anthony Davis, Tatum and Draymond. Green’s approval.

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.

latest failure

Team USA has suffered two major upsets at the past two Basketball World Cups In their last game, they lost to eventual champions Germany in the semi-finals. The Steve Kerr-coached team also lost to Canada in the third-place game. The Paris Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11.

Olympic first

Team USA has proven itself to be the kings of Olympic basketball, winning gold medals with the Star-Spangled Banner 16 out of 20 times.

The only time the United States failed to finish on the podium was at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, when it did not participate due to diplomatic issues between the Soviet Union and the United States.

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