LeBron James receź§ived some love after āhis electrifying pre-Olympic tour performance.
On Monday, Team USA beat Germany 92-88 at London’s O2 Arena in their final exhibition game, with the NBA veteran leading the charge by scoring a gamā¦e-high 20 points, including the last 11 pointsš± of the game.
NBA stź§ars Ja Morant and Tyrese Maxey hyped King James up on X.
The Grizzlies point guard , ābron been hooping!!ā with a crown emoji, whišle 76ers guard Maxey , āBRON SO NICE.ā
The superstar forward also contributed six rebounds and four assists and opened the game with two impressive dunks in theš first three minutes.
During the fourth quarter, he took over wš®ith a flurry of baskets, steals, rebounds and clutch free throws, sending his teammates into a frenzy on the bench.
“We got a great group of guys and it doesn’t matter if it’s me, Joel [Embiid], Steph [Curry] or when [Kevin Durant] comes back,” James said, per “Everybody going to have a moment and that’s what the team is all about. We all root for one another no matter how the game is going.”
Saturday’s game, where Team USA edgš ed out a 101-100 victory agš ainst South Sudan, showcased a similarly dominant performance to Monday’s from James.
James went 3-for-3 shooting in the ą¶£šøfourth quarter then nailed a layup with just eight seconds of regulation to give USA the lead after overcoming a 16-point deficit.
āI like those better than the blowouts,ā James, who finished wź§ith 25 points, remarked as he ą“walked into the tunnel after the game. āAt least weāre getting tested. I like getting tested, baby.ā
“Just putting the team on his shoulders,” Team USA guard said, according to “Being LeBron James.”
Team USA finished the pre-Olympic tour 5-0, and will kicļ·½k off Olympic play with a Group C match on Julšy 28 at 11:15 a.m ET against Serbia.
Threeš days later on July 31, they wilź§l face South Sudan once again.