Paris 2024: Kevin Durant and LeBron James lead USA to blowout win against Serbia
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In their opening group Paris 2024 Olympics game against Serbia, Kevin Durant and LeBron James put on a show to lead the USA in blowout victory.

Paris 2024: Kevin Durant and LeBron James lead USA to blowout win against Serbia

Tosin Abayomi 19:20 - 28.07.2024

In their opening group Paris 2024 Olympics game against Serbia, Kevin Durant and LeBron James put on a show to lead the USA in blowout victory.

For the first half, Kevin Durant and LeBron James did not miss a single shot, giving the 27,000 spectators at Pierre Mauroy Stadium an unforgettable experience.

Kevin Durant's readiness for the Olympics was called into doubt because of a calf ailment that kept him out of five friendly games this summer.

Not only is the 35-year-old fit, but he also played perhaps his best half of basketball in the world, so he took those question marks and raised them up to become exclamation points.

USA 110-84 Serbia

It was a close encounter until the explosion by the United States to take a 110-84 win against Serbia.

In their opening group Paris 2024 Olympics game against Serbia, Kevin Durant and LeBron James put on a show to lead the USA in blowout victory.
In their opening group Paris 2024 Olympics game against Serbia, Kevin Durant and LeBron James put on a show to lead the USA in blowout victory.

Kevin Durant's first eight minutes and forty-nine seconds on the court demonstrated that he is ready for the possibility of being the first male athlete in Olympic history to win four gold medals in basketball.

Serbia attempted every tactic possible, including zoning, switching, aiding, and placing a bigger player like Filip Petrusev on top of a lesser player like Vanja Marinkovic, but to no avail.

There was discussion about whether Durant's 21-point first-half outburst against Nigeria in 2012—when he made all eight of his field goals, including five of his five three-pointers—was the greatest scoring outburst in Olympic basketball history.

In their opening group Paris 2024 Olympics game against Serbia, Kevin Durant and LeBron James put on a show to lead the USA in blowout victory.
In their opening group Paris 2024 Olympics game against Serbia, Kevin Durant and LeBron James put on a show to lead the USA in blowout victory.

After missing his first shot with eight minutes remaining in the game, Durant finished with 23 points in the game and only added two free throws after the half.

LeBron James celebrated his Olympic comeback with 21 points, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds in just 27 minutes of play.

In Group C, South Sudan got Africa's first win at the Olympics against Puerto Rico.

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