James' former Olympic teammate was on hand for Team USA's gold medal game last weekend.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James claimed his fourth Olympic medal on Saturday, in helping power Team USA men's basketball to a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal against Team France — in Paris, no less! The next day, another loaded Team USA women's squad also claimed its eighth straight gold medal by besting Team France.
The 20-time All-NBA selection scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 1-of-1 shooting from the foul line, dished out a game-high 10 assists, nabbed six rebounds, swiped two steals, and blocked a shot in Team USA's 98-87 victory. James' All-NBA Second Team Lakers teammate, Anthony Davis, scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, blocked a team-most four points, stole two balls and dished out one dime.
Team France, which finished the tournament 4-2, may not have given Team USA as much trouble as Team Serbia had in a frisky semifinal game last Thursday, but Team France was no slouch, either. The latter club, led by All-Defensive First Team centers Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves , got the score as close as three points late with just 2:58 left in regulation.
Several former Team USA mainstays were seated courtside to take in the event, including a pair of former LeBron James-era Team USA colleagues in ex-Lakers power forward Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time All-Star and future first-ballot Hall of Famer, and two-time All-NBA Third Team point guard Stephon Marbury.
When Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson inquired about why James, who played alongside him on an ill-fated 2004 Team USA bronze medal-winning squad during the Athens game, didn't greet Marbury after winning on Saturday, Marbury offered a funny response.
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