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Team USA nearly suffered their most embarrassing loss in years.
On Saturday afternoon, Team USA opened as 43-point favorites against South Sudan but found themselves down double digits at halftime.
Checking in on Team USA at halftime… 😳 pic.twitter.com/jIqdigHBVg
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 20, 2024
Thankfully for Team USA, LeBron James is still pretty good at basketball and can lead a team to victory on his own.
With his team down one point, LeBron was able to secure the game-winning bucket 8 seconds left to go in the game.
LEBRON GIVES TEAM USA THE LEAD WITH 8 SECONDS TO GO 👑pic.twitter.com/KL2s1EC67B
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 20, 2024
Team USA survived their latest scare after South Sudan was unable to score with 8 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Absolute chaos at the end of the game 🤯. LeBron’s layup with 8 seconds left helps USA ESCAPE vs South Sudan, 101-100.
WHAT A GAME! pic.twitter.com/mmlb7B6t09
— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) July 20, 2024
LeBron finished with 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in Team USA’s one-point win vs South Sudan.
Lebron tonight
23 points
6 rebounds
6 assists
4 turnovers
9/13 FG
2/3 3P
pic.twitter.com/SkPHeXGyR6— KlawWrld (@kawhi_ring) July 20, 2024
If LeBron hadn’t played well, there’s a good chance that this Team USA team would have suffered their most embarrassing loss in International play.