LeBron James capped an
impressive run to the Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris
2024 title by taking home the Most Valuable Player award after
leading the USA to their fifth straight gold medal.
James collected 14 points, 6
rebounds, 10 assists, and 2 steals in USA’s 98-87 win over hosts
France in the Gold Medal Game. The veteran averaged 14.2 points,
6.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists per game in winning his third gold
medal.
⭐️ THE MVP OF
#Paris2024 Men’s
#Basketball ⭐️LeBron James, United States of America 🇺🇸 👑 pic.twitter.com/7S6UWxvNPq
– fiba (@fiba)
August 10, 2024
The 39-year-old James was
captivating the whole tournament. Perhaps his biggest highlight was
registering his second triple-double in his Olympics career – and
just the fourth of all-time – with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10
assists in USA’s thrilling come-from-behind victory over Serbia in
the Semi-Finals.
James was joined on the All-Star
Five by USA teammate Stephen Curry, Victor Wembanyama of France,
Nikola Jokic of Serbia, and Germany’s Dennis Schroder.
ALL-STAR FIVE of
#Paris2024 Men’s
#Basketball🔸Dennis Schroder, Germany 🇩🇪
🔸Stephen Curry, USA 🇺🇸
🔸LeBron James, USA 🇺🇸
🔸Victor Wembanyama, France 🇫🇷
🔸Nikola Jokic, Serbia 🇷🇸 pic.twitter.com/4cxZwzISTF– fiba (@fiba)
August 10, 2024
Curry came to life in the
Semi-Finals with 9 three-pointers for 36 points and followed that
with 8 three-pointers and 24 points in the Gold Medal Game. Playing
in his first Olympics, Curry finished with 14.8 points on 47.8
percent three-point shooting, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per
game.
Despite playing in his first
Olympics at just 20 years old, Wembanyama led the French team in
scoring with 15.8 points, rebounds at 9.7, assists at 3.3, steals
with 2.0, and blocks with 1.7 per game. However, his 26 points, 7
rebounds, and 2 assists in the Gold Medal Game were not enough to
beat USA.
Jokic highlighted his amazing
run in France with a triple-double of 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11
assists with 0 turnovers in Serbia’s
93-83 win over Germany in the Bronze Medal Game. For
the tournament, the three-time NBA MVP averaged 18.8 points, 10.7
rebounds, 8.7 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game in
helping Serbia take home their second Olympic medal.
Schroder averaged 17.2 points,
2.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game for the world
champions Germany, who lost to Serbia in the Bronze Medal Game to
finish fourth in their first appearance in the
Semi-Finals.
The All-Second Team is comprised
of some big names as well.
All-Second Team of
#Paris2024 Men’s
#Basketball🔸 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canada 🇨🇦
🔸 Bogdan Bogdanovic, Serbia 🇷🇸
🔸 Franz Wagner, Germany 🇩🇪
🔸 Guerschon Yabusele, France 🇫🇷
🔸 Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece 🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/rMjOY1uonS– fiba (@fiba)
August 10, 2024
Shai Gilgeous Alexander helped
Canada to a perfect 3-0 record in the Group Stage, but could not
save the team against France in the Quarter-Finals. He averaged
21.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.3 blocks
per game at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Bogdan Bogdanovic was the true
captain Serbia needed to finish the tournament on the podium.
Through six games, he had 18.3 points, and made 46.2 percent of his
three-pointers, with 4.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists each
night.
Franz Wagner represents Germany
in the Second Team, being their top scorer with 18.5 points per
game. He also had 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.0 steals at this
event, proving he’s already a game-changer, despite being just 22
years old.
The top scorer of the Olympics
was Giannis Antetokounmpo. Greece’s talisman leader got 25.8
points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, bringing the nation
all the way from the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament to the
Quarter-Finals in Paris.
The home crowd favorite made his
way into the team, too. Guerschon Yabusele played an unforgettable
elimination phase, getting 22 points against Canada in the
Quarter-Finals, 17 against Germany in the Semis, and 20 against the
USA in the Final.
