The Americans needed a late basket from LeBron James to prevail, 101-100, in London.
Ben GolliverThough South Sudan has never competed in the Olympics in men’s basketball and its roster lacks a current NBA player, the African nation nearly turned in one of the biggest upsets in international basketball history Saturday against the United States.
James hit a go-ahead layup driving to his left with eight seconds remaining, and South Sudan missed three shots to pull off a monumental upset in the closing seconds.
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