Did the Big Ticket come up with the winning ticket to extend LeBron James's final years?
While watching James star in Team USA's exhibition win over Canada on Wednesday night, former Olympic gold medalist Kevin Garnett chimed in on social media with a plan to let James play effectively well into his 40s.Garnett's take was likely based on James sharing the floor with Steph Curry for the first time in a Team USA uniform.
Early in the third quarter, Curry drove the lane and tossed the basketball to James in the corner. James gave it up to Joel Embiid and realized he needed to set a pick to free up Curry. He did so—looking a bit like Green—and Curry drained the triple. Steph tries to relocate after giving up the ball but LeBron a bit late setting that pin-in screen. Still gets Steph free for the 3.
James played an efficient 19 minutes against Canada, logging seven points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block. Curry scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting and tallied three assists and two boards in 19 minutes. Team USA should have no issues chasing the gold medal if James and Curry collaborate like that in Paris. As for Garnett's comments? He's probably not wrong, but James looks like he still has a few years left of All-Star level LeBron James basketball before he pivots to a secondary role like Green.Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Tom joined SI in 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports.
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