LeBron James agreed to lead historic Paris Olympics team right after breaking NBA scoring record

LeBron James accomplished one generational feat after another. James, 39, won his third gold medal and Olympic MVP honors as the United States defeated France 98-87 in the men’s final on Saturday.

It’s James’ ninth MVP trophy, adding to his four NBA MVPs and four NBA Finals MVPs from the previous two decades. When James joined Steph Curry and Anthony Davis in placing his heads down on a pillow

of hands to send a sarcastic “good night message” to Victor Wembanyama and the French squad, it represented the completion of a process that began with the last time he etched his name into history.

During the men’s basketball gold medal game versus France, Steph Curry and LeBron James react. (Rob Schumacher/USA Today Sports) It was Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena. James made a mid-range jumper in the third quarter against

the Oklahoma City Thunder to officially surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time greatest scorer. Grant Hill, a former NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, watched the game hoping James

would not break the record that night, but he would have to wait until two days later, when Hill would be announcing the Lakers’ game on TNT. James did not wait, but Hill chose to take a different approach two days later when the Lakers faced the Bucks. That night, James sat out owing to the load