The Nationwide Basketball Affiliation’s all-time main scorer will seem in his remaining Olympics in France.
4-time NBA champion LeBron James will function Group USA’s male flag bearer on the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, Group USA mentioned.
The 39-year-old two-time Olympic gold medalist will compete in Olympic basketball for the fourth time, however first since 2012.
“It’s an unbelievable honor to characterize america on this world stage, particularly throughout this time when the world is united,” James mentioned in a press release Monday.
“For a child from Akron, this accountability means all the pieces not solely to myself, however to my household, all the youngsters in my hometown, my teammates, Olympians and other people everywhere in the nation who’ve nice ambitions. Mentioned means all the pieces.
“Sport has the ability to convey us all collectively and I’m proud to be part of this essential second.”
On Tuesday, his feminine counterpart will carry the flag on a barge in entrance of 300,000 spectators and sail down the Seine together with the boats carrying all the opposite groups.
James and his fellow flag-bearers had been voted on by Group USA athletes.
