"Damn skippy!" - LeBron James hypes Steph Curry's 'Gold Medal Content' post on IG
LeBron James had high praise for his former playoff rival and now Team USA teammate, Steph Curry, after Curry shared a series of celebratory photos on Instagram following their gold medal win at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The photos Curry posted included iconic moments such as him posing with LeBron James and Kevin Durant, doing his signature night-night celebration, shooting over Victor Wembanyama in the gold-medal game and carrying the USA flag.
LeBron jumped into the comments section to show his support, writing:
“Damn skippy!!!! 🫡🙏🏾🇺🇸🥇”
See Curry's post and LeBron's comment below.
Curry had an outstanding performance in Team USA's gold medal-winning game against host team France, leading the team with 24 points, along with five assists and two steals.
One of the game’s iconic moments occurred with 36 seconds left, as Curry, double-teamed by Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier, hit a clutch 3-pointer that essentially sealed the win for Team USA, whose lead ballooned to 96-87.
After a tightly contested first three quarters, Team USA began to pull away in the fourth, largely due to Curry’s shooting spree from beyond the arc.
He sank four critical three-pointers in the final quarter, including a step-back and the dagger over two defenders to secure the victory.
LeBron James had 14 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in the gold-medal game.
LeBron James and Steph Curry headline Paris 2024 All-Star Five
LeBron James was named the Olympics MVP, leading Team USA to their fifth consecutive gold medal. Throughout the tournament, James averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game.
In this year's Olympics, James became the only player to record multiple triple-doubles, with his achievements spanning 12 years. His first came during the 2012 London Olympics, where he posted 11 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists against Australia, and his second came against Serbia, tallying 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
James was joined on the All-Star Five by teammate Stephen Curry, France's Victor Wembanyama, Serbia's Nikola Jokic and Germany's Dennis Schroder.
Curry averaged 14.8 points on an impressive 47.8% shooting from three-point range, along with 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Wembanyama led France with 15.8 points per game, adding 9.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks.
Jokic played a pivotal role in Serbia's bronze medal finish, averaging 18.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. In the bronze-medal game, Jokic erupted with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to notch just the fifth triple-double in Olympic history.
Schroder, who was instrumental for Germany, averaged 17.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.