The 39-year-old superstar has somehow become Team USA's best player.
Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA combo forward LeBron James may be the league's oldest player at age 39, but that hasn't stopped him from putting on an absolute leadership clinic thus far for Team USA basketball. His efforts have led the program to an undefeated run through five exhibition games and three group play contests, en route to the eight-team quarterfinal knockout round. Team USA is absolutely loaded, boasting four MVPs, 11 All-Stars, and seven NBA champions.
But somehow James has emerged as the club's de facto leader, showing off his ruthless downhill game, a healthy jumper, and probably the second-best passing in Olympic play this year, behind only Team Serbia center Nikola Jokic. On a fresh edition of The Volume's podcast "The Colin Cowherd Show," longtime sports media personality Colin Cowherd and "Hoops Tonight" host Jason Timpf unpacked how James has emerged as the top dog on a club that also includes younger stars in their absolute primes like Boston Celtics All-NBA power forward, Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid, and Phoenix Suns All-Star shooting guard Devin Booker — plus still-potent all-time greats like Golden State Warriors...
Timpf largely concurred with these sentiments, offering up a more tactical big-picture theory as to why James was so gung-ho about being the man this year. "I think LeBron has always been very aware of the narrative surrounding him, and I think that he saw an opportunity here to be like, 'If I am the best player on Team USA, it will resonate with people for a long time," Timpf opined.
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