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Team USA cruised past Serbia in its opening matchup of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics as six players scored in double figures, with Kevin Durant (23 points) and LeBron James (21 points) leading the way. Next up for the Stars and Stripes is South Sudan, which put a scare into the US in a pre-Olympic match in London back on July 20. South Sudan led by as much as 16 and Team USA was able to hold on for a 101-100 win with a huge finish from LeBron James. The U.S. leads Group C in point differential with their 26-point win over Serbia in the opener, and can all but lock up a spot in the knockout round with a win over South Sudan. Dat e: Wednesday, July 31 Time: 2:45 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT Where: Pierre Mauroy Stadium | Lille, France TV channel: USA Network Streaming: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com Yahoo Sports has you covered with live updates and highlights for Team USA's second game of the men's basketball competition against South Sudan at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Live10 updates...

Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images As he tries to lead Team USA to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, star forward LeBron James has picked up a new nickname along the way. Basketball Reference added "Captain LeMerica" to James' long list of nicknames following a tweet from USA Basketball after James helped lead the team to a 110-84 win over Serbia in its group-play opener on Sunday. It's been quite some time since James was referred to as "The Little Emperor," "The Akron Hammer," "L-Train" or "Benjamin Buckets," so it will be interesting to see if "Captain LeMerica" sticks. At this stage in his legendary career, "King James" is his primary nickname, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon. James had 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to help lead Team USA to its blowout victory over Serbia on Sunday. The 39-year-old is seeking his third career gold medal in what w...

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error processing your subscription. 🏀 Good morning to everyone, but especially to ... LEBRON JAMES, KEVIN DURANT AND TEAM USA MEN'S BASKETBALL They don't just hand out nicknames like "Easy Money Sniper," and Kevin Durant just showed why. After missing all of Team USA's showcase games due to a  calf injury , Durant poured in 21 points in a jaw-dropping first half as the Americans blew out Serbia, 110-84, in its Olympic opener . This was the basketball equivalent of a religious experience. Durant entered late in the first quarter and in the blink of an eye knocked down two 3-pointers. He hit all eight of his f...

One of the most highly anticipated matchups of the Olympics didn't quite live up to its expectations. After a slow start, Team USA surged to a dominant 110-84 win over Serbia . The strong start sets the team up well for the rest of the group stage, and gives it a confidence boost after a near-loss to South Sudan ahead of the games. Despite trailing early, the U.S. came back largely due to 23 points from Kevin Durant , who returned after being sidelined for most of camp with a calf injury . Durant went a perfect 5 for 5 from beyond the arc and changed the dynamic of the game when he came on in the first quarter, scoring 21 points in the first half alone. LeBron James also had a dominant game with 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. If only David Stern could've seen the show. The late NBA commissioner's dream of growing the highest levels of basketball far outside of the United States' borders couldn't be more evident than the reigning, three-time NBA MVP...

Alex Broadway/Getty Images Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James carried the American flag for Team USA alongside tennis star Coco Gauff as its boat traversed the Seine river in the pouring rain during the Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Paris on Friday evening. Naturally, the stirring image led to many responding back with their own memes and takes. James is aiming for his third Olympic gold medal with Team USA. He just led the Americans to a 5-0 record in exhibition games leading into Paris, notably coming through with clutch performances against South Sudan and Germany, hitting the game-winning bucket with eight seconds left of a 101-100 win in the former matchup. The men's basketball team's first game in Paris will be against Serbia at 11:15 a.m. ET.

LeBron James and Luka Doncic waged an MVP-caliber battle on Wednesday. Setting the stage this week is Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, who became the first player to reach 39,000 career points with an early 3-pointer Tuesday in a 131-99 win against the Utah Jazz in West Group A action of the NBA In-Season Tournament. The victory ensures home-court advantage for the Lakers in the tournament quarterfinals. James, who turns 39 next month, followed the milestone with a tough loss Wednesday to the Dallas Mavericks. Still, the 21-year veteran ushers in a re-introduction to the Top 10 for a few of the league's mainstays in the Kia Race to the MVP Ladder. We knew it was just a matter of time. A stat to know: 57.8% — That's James' field-goal percentage even after hitting just 47.4% against Dallas. If this holds all season, the four-time MVP would be sitting on a career-high field goal percentage at 39 years old. Another stat to know: 73.3% — In season 21...

Black celebrities flocked to the Fondation Louis Vuitton in France yesterday (July 25) ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics , which begins tonight (July 26) in the city of lights. LeBron James , Novak Djokovic , Serena Williams , Ian Thorpe and Tyrese Haliburton were among the athletes who made an appearance. Other attendees included Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Zendaya, Snoop Dogg , Tyla — who also performed — Jeremy Allen White, Queen Latifah and more. Through music, art, literature, and more, Pharrell Williams curated the event featuring artists KAWS, JR, Daniel Arsham, Derek Fordjour, Honor Titus and Julia Chiang, who designed the multiple interactive installations including a variety of games for attendees to partake in. For the entertainment, Grammy-winner Tyla performed hits including "Water" and "Jump" as Pharrell also premiered his new single "Triumphus Cosmos." Take a look at some of the stars from the celebratory event. More f...

The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Summer Games has been plagued by rainy weather Team USA/Instagram Coco Gauff and LeBron James attempt to hide from the rain. A little rain won't stop Coco Gauff  and LeBron James as they prepare to wave the flag for Team USA at the  2024 Summer Olympics . On Friday, July 26, the tennis champion and three-time Olympic medalist were spotted making their way to the opening ceremony of the Paris Games, where they're set to serve as flagbearers during the Parade of Nations. Although Paris has been dealing with rainy weather all day long as tons of celebrity attendees prepare for the opening ceremony, Gauff, 20, and James, 39, came prepared to protect their custom-made Ralph Lauren red, white and blue blazers. In a video shared jointly to Team USA and the U.S. Tennis Association's Instagram accounts, the pair could be seen sporting clear plastic ponchos over their uniforms, and Gauff held a book over her head to protec...

Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images The stars were out at the Olympic Prelude at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris on Thursday. Ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics, LeBron James, Angel Reese, Serena Wiliams and more walked the red carpet as festivities for the games began. James, who is no stranger to the Olympics, will be one of the United States' flag bearers for this year's games. The Los Angeles Lakers star is competing in his fourth Olympics and will look to lead Team USA to another gold medal. While Reese isn't participating in this year's Olympics, the WNBA's pause to allow players to compete for Team USA gave her the chance to go to Paris and support her fellow athletes. Williams, an Olympic veteran who won't compete this year, is the co-host of Thursday's event. Zendaya, who played a star tennis player on the big screen this year in Challengers, met actual tennis star No...

The United States men's basketball team is slated to begin its quest for an Olympic gold medal as the 2024 Paris Olympics get underway this month. Prior to the team's matchup against Serbia on Sunday, the NBA social media team had a little bit of fun with the players on the roster. Members of Team USA were asked which player has the most iconic nickname, and there were a wide array of answers to the question. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry were the most common answers to the question. The likes of Devin Booker , Kevin Durant and Derrick White thought "King James" and "Chef Curry are among the most iconic nicknames on the United States roster.  While it's hard to argue against "King James" and "Chef Curry" being the top nicknames, Joel Embiid got some love for the "The Process" -- a nod to the Philadelphia 76ers ' strategy of tearing down their...

Coco Gauff has an exciting role in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics! The tennis star will be the female flag bearer joining NBA legend LeBron James for the Opening Ceremony – and is the first tennis player to be selected, according to Team USA. In a moment caught on video, the 20-year-old appeared shocked when teammate Chris Eubanks broke the news. "I was not expecting that," the Grand Slam winner said in response, covering her hand over her mouth, before hugging Chris and adding, "Thank you, that's really cool." This will be Coco's first Olympic Games after she was forced to miss out in 2021 due to testing positive for COVID-19. The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock on July 26. View comments

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LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag as the United States' male flag bearer at the start of the Paris Olympics. •  Download the NBA App •  2024 Olympics: Complete coverage LONDON — LeBron James has been asked to do more than just lead USA Basketball into the Paris Games. How about an entire country? James was selected by his Team USA peers across all sports as the flag bearer for the 2024 Olympics. He becomes the first men's player selected, following Dawn Staley for the Athens Games in 2004 and Sue Bird for the Tokyo Games in 2021. James will lead a boat of American athletes Friday down the River Seine, the path site of the Opening Ceremony. It marks yet another honor for the four-time NBA champion and all-time NBA leading scorer, making his fourth appearance in the Summer Games. His first Games was at age 19 in 2004. As James has often said, he's just a kid from Akron, Ohio. Indeed, he has come a long way. James called it an "utmost honor" an...

The United States women's national basketball team has won the last seven Olympic gold medals, and in fact has not even lost a game since the semifinals of the 1992 tournament in Barcelona, Spain. Later this month, the Americans will attempt to continue their dominance over world basketball when they hit the court in search of an eighth consecutive gold medal. No country, men or women, has ever won that many gold medals in a row in basketball.  Team USA's roster was announced last month, and WNBA rookie sensation Caitlin Clark did not make the cut. Instead, the selection committee favored experienced veterans. The group will be led by A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart , with veteran guard Diana Taurasi also back for her sixth Olympics.  Because the WNBA is currently in season, and all 12 members of the roster are playing in the league, the Americans will have just two warm-up games before the Olympic action begins on July 29 against Japan. Team USA will play thre...

Five-plus decades without a championship has given New York Knicks fans plenty of time to conjure up "what if" scenarrios and hardwood fanfiction. Carmelo Anthony added to the ranks during a recent appearance on "Podcast P with Paul George," detailing a near team-up in Manhattan with LeBron James toward the end of the 2000s. The ending needs little explanation, as James wound up teaming up with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in Miami to form a fleeting yet fruitful super team with the Heat in South Beach. Anthony explained to George and his panel, which also included guest and newly-minted Knick Mikal Bridges, that the original plan was to connect with James ... preferably in New York. "The conversation got serious after 06, 07, 08 with the Big 3. It was supposed to be Bosh and Wade and then me and Bron going somewhere. We just couldn't find out where," Anthony said. "We wanted it to be New York ... or Chicago, Chicago was in the fold....

Drake breaks his silence on the rumored rift with LeBron James, subtly acknowledging his true supporters. The entertainment world has been abuzz with a brewing rivalry involving Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Recently, it has also drawn in NBA star LeBron James. Over the past few months, Drake has been entangled in a feud with Lamar, releasing diss tracks aimed at his fellow rapper. LeBron James, who has not publicly picked a side, has appeared to lean towards Lamar. The rumors of a rift between James and Drake have dominated headlines, but Drake recently addressed the issue with a cryptic social media post. Drake and LeBron have shared a strong bond since Drake's early days in the music industry. James notably attended Drake's release party in Toronto in 2009, and the two have frequently appeared together publicly. However, the Drake-Lamar feud seems to have shifted James' allegiance. Multiple instances suggest James' indirect support for Lamar. James was seen ...

Drake has been one of music's biggest names for quite some time, and during that run he has never hidden his love for the NBA. Whether it be sitting courtside for his hometown Toronto Raptors, or spending time with the stars of the game, the rapper has shown he's a huge fan. Drake's mansion is being impacted by severe weather in Toronto One of the players he's struck up a close relationship with is Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. However, fans are wondering if something has happened between the two after a recent post by Drake. In a recent Instagram story, Drake tweeted out pictures of three players in their national team uniforms: Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kevin Durant. All three are known to be close friends of the rapper, with many believing James was part of the group. However, with LeBron being left out of the post, it has left fans wondering if something has happened between the two. One fan believes that the ri...

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Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images Steve Kerr has coached against LeBron James plenty of times in the NBA, but the Golden State Warriors head coach is getting an entirely different perspective on the future Hall-of-Famer's game working with him for Team USA. Speaking to ESPN's Brian Windhorst , Kerr talked about being "blown away" by James' "effort and concentration and focus" leading up to the Olympics. "On every single drill he talks," Kerr said. "He's even in a shootaround walkthrough his voice behind the play, yelling out what's happening, yelling out the scheme, his leadership by example. The guy is incredible and I mean I've known that forever, but to see it up close is pretty special." James is playing on Team USA for the first time since the 2012 Olympics. He said during the 2023-24 NBA season season that he had fully committed himself to being on the U.S. squad. "It's ...

LAS VEGAS — This is the other side of NBA nepotism. This is when the door is barely slightly ajar, instead of swung wide open. So, no, JC Butler is not enjoying the NBA experience of Bronny James this summer. This is the story of being the son of Caron Butler instead of the son of LeBron James. And in this case, both father, the former Heat forward and current assistant coach, and son, a longshot Heat summer-league prospect out of UC-Irvine, are fine with the opportunity at hand. At some point this season, you will see Bronny James in the NBA, even with a resume that included a 4.8 scoring average in a single season at Southern Cal. More than likely you won't be seeing JC Butler, whose four-year college career included a season averaging 6.2 points. The common bond? Fathers proud of their sons. Including the father of the longest of the longshots. "He's doing a hell of a job just finding his way and earning his way through the process, so I'm ext...

LeBron James is easily one of the greatest athletes of all time. The star forward has been dominating the league for 21 seasons and counting, and he's shown no signs of slowing down to this point. Everyone knows that he's the greatest basketball player to take the court since the turn of the century, but is he the greatest athlete since the turn of the century? A list was put out by ESPN recently that ranked the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, and everyone figured that LeBron would come in towards the top of the list. While he was easily the highest ranked basketball player, he ended up settling in at fourth on the list. The three athletes who came in ahead of him (from 1-3) were Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, tennis star Serena Williams, and soccer legend Lionel Messi. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale-USA TODAY Network Coming in behind these three superstars is nothing to be ashamed about. Phelps is easily the greatest swimmer of all time, as he's wo...