LeBron James Stats Today: How did Team USA veteran fare against South Sudan?
LeBron James and Team USA faced South Sudan on Saturday before they are scheduled to play Germany for the last exhibition game in London. So far, the LA Lakers star hasn’t put big numbers.
It seems like the four-time NBA champion has entered the game with a different mindset. By halftime, the LeBron James has already scored 12 points in 12 minutes. However, he has also committed four turnovers in as many minutes.
Moreover, team USA is trailing by 14 points by halftime. South Sudan has 58 points against Team USA’s 44 points. The team behind James is expected to make a push after halftime and get the game under control. LeBron James and Co. are shooting just 41.6% from the field compared to South Sudan shooting 61.1%.
Filled with All-NBA and future Hall Of Fame players, Team USA has set out to make a statement about their dominance when it comes to basketball. The NBA superstar is joined by the likes of Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid to defend the gold medal in the Paris Olympics.
Below are the four-time NBA champ's stats for Saturday's game as of full-time.
LeBron James Stats in Olympics exhibition games
So far, LeBron James and Team USA have played three exhibition games before the Paris Olympics. The team is scheduled to play five exhibition games before they start their quest for the gold in Paris. In four games, the Lakers star has shot well but hasn’t given his signature dominating performance.
Team USA played its first exhibition game against Canada on July 10 and LeBron James scored in single digits. He scored seven points on 3 of 5 shooting from the field. However, the Lakers star had a great overall performance registering five rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in the game.
On July 15, in the second exhibition game in Abu Dhabi, against Australia, James scored 10 points in 21 minutes along with three rebounds and three assists. He shot 3 of 8 shots from the field and 1 of 4 shots from beyond the arc.
Before the team faced South Sudan, the USA faced NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and the Serbian team on July 17. The four-time MVP has scored 11 points, shooting 5 of 7 shots from the field in a dominant performance.