It's safe to say LeBron James is ready for Paris. The Los Angeles Lakers star bailed out Team USA and led the Red, White and Blue to a 92-88 victory over Germany in their final exhibition contest ahead of the 2024 Olympics on Monday in London. James finished with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists in the win, but it was his ability to take over in crunch time that stood out more than his overall numbers.
Just when it seemed like Germany was going to secure the win, the King sensed the moment like he has so many times throughout his career. He bullied his way into the lane for multiple clutch baskets, drilled a three-pointer to extend the lead from one to four in the final two minutes and then put the finishing touches on the win by overpowering defenders down low for another basket. CLUTCH 👑LEBRON JAMES FOR THREE.
LEBRON JAMES LAYUP.USA-Germany | 📺 FOX pic.twitter.
com/VlPcxZg4YG Social media had plenty of reaction to the performance: THIS MAN IS DIFFERENT 🤯 pic.twitter.com/x5cs96NiwG I'll never forget reading Bill Simmons back in 2008 saying that the biggest teller of the pecking order in the NBA is Team USA.
LeBron James, at FORTY YEARD OLD, is the undisputed alpha male of this team.And it's not even close, folks. It's amazing at age 40 that Lebron is still the alpha of this USA team.
In case yall didn't know, Lebron is still the alpha That flag-bearer can hoop. pic.twitter.
com/q6Qazv29Vl They're needing LeBron to do everything like it's 2012 pic.twitter.com/FGh.