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Team USA basketball at Paris Olympics 2024
Team USA basketball team players with forward LeBron James (C) attend a training session at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d Ascq, northern France, on July 24, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s basketball games. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Team USA is out for redemption in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s…
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Team USA eager to find balance between being players, fans
Team USA’s Kevin Durant, right, shoots as Bam Adebayo, left, defends while assistant coach Erik Spoelstra watches during men’s basketball practice at the Paris Olympics 2024, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) PARIS — The U.S. men’s basketball team is headed to the athletes village on Friday to mingle with…
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Coco Gauff joins LeBron as Team USA Paris Olympics flag bearer
(FILES) Tennis star Coco Gauff will be the woman flag-bearer for the Team USA at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE PARIS — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s…
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LeBron clutch, Team USA beats Germany in Paris Olympics warmup
Germany’s Johannes Voigtmann, right, blocks Team USA forward LeBron James during an exhibition basketball game between the United States and Germany at the O2 Arena in London, Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men’s basketball team. Again. James scored…
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LeBron James at 39 still is center of attention for Team USA
Team USA forward LeBron James stands at the bench during the second half of an exhibition basketball game against Canada in Las Vegas ahead of the Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus) LAS VEGAS — This is how the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team took the floor for warmups before an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi:…
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Steph Curry says playing for Team USA an ‘adjustment’
Team USA’s Stephen Curry (4) drives on Australia’s Dyson Daniels during the USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Steph Curry admits playing on a stacked USA Olympic team where he is not expected to carry the offense like he does with the Golden State Warriors…
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Team USA holds off Australia in Paris Olympics tuneup
Australia’s centre #22 Will Magnay vies for the ball against USA’s forward #14 Anthony Davis during the Basketball Showcase friendly match between the United States and Australia at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on July 15, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on…
Read MoreLeBron, Steph Curry impress for Team USA in Paris Olympics warmup
LeBron James #6 of Team USA dunks ahead of Dillon Brooks #24 and RJ Barrett #9 of Canada off of an alley-oop pass from Stephen Curry #4 in the second half of their exhibition game ahead of the Paris Olympic Games at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP…
Read MoreTeam USA sending more women than men for Paris Olympics
FILE–USA’s flag bearer Eddy Alvares ands USA’s flag bearer Sue Bird and their delegation parade during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) DENVER — For the fourth consecutive Summer Olympics, Team USA will be sending a…
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Kawhi Leonard out of Team USA, Derrick White to replace him
Kawhi Leonard #8 of the Team USA men’s basketball team looks to pass under pressure from Jabari Smith Jr. #39 of the 2024 USA Basketball men’s select team during a practice session scrimmage at the team’s training camp at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV on July 07, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP …
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