LeBron James saved the U.S. from a stunning loss.
United States' forward LeBron James, , reaches for the ball under pressure from South Sudan's forward Nuni Omot, right, South Sudan's forward JT Thor, , and South Sudan's guard Bul Kuol, left, during an exhibition basketball game between the United States and South Sudan, at the o2 Arena in London, Saturday, July 20, 2024. James’ layup with 8 seconds left was the go-ahead basket, and the U.S.
Marial Shayok led all scorers with 25 points for South Sudan and Jones had a triple-double — 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.JT Thor’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds left gave South Sudan a 100-99 lead, then the Americans called timeout and put the ball in James’ hands. He waited, waited, waited, then drove and laid it in with ease to put the U.S. back on top, and the Americans got the stop they needed at the end.
It should have been a mismatch, and for the first half, it was — just not in the way anyone would have expected. Didn’t matter. It was 8-0 U.S. after 2 1/2 minutes. The rest of the half: South Sudan 58, U.S. 34. The Americans allowed South Sudan to shoot 61% in the first half, got outscored 21-3 from 3-point range and turnovers — the clear weak link of this team so far — were a problem yet again.
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