LeBron James will be the third basketball player – and the first men's player – to carry the U.S. flag at the start of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
NBA star LeBron James was named the male flagbearer for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony.The Los Angeles Lakers star, who wasn't exactly sure what the opening ceremony was all about at his first Olympics in 2004, was chosen by his fellow U.S. Olympians for Friday night's event.He will be the third basketball player – and the first men's player – to carry the U.S. flag at the start of the Olympic Games.
'Stephen Curry, a first-time Olympian, nominated his teammate on behalf of the U.S. men's team.'We understand how much of an honor it is to be in that position and I think Bron's entire career, on and off the court, speaks for itself as him being worthy of that honor,' Curry said in the nomination video.
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