This Day In Lakers History: LeBron James Helps Lead USA To Epic Comeback Vs. Serbia In 2024 Olympics

The 2024 USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team is arguably the most talented squad ever assembled. Led by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, as well as fellow all-time greats Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, Team USA was expected to leave Paris with a gold medal.

But that didn’t mean there weren’t some serious challenges along the way and on Aug. 8, 2024, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and Serbia gave the Americans all they could handle. Team USA trailed by as many as 17 points and entered the fourth quarter down 13 before James and Curry led an unbelievable comeback.

Curry would go on one of his epic hot streaks while LeBron continually attacked the rim, whittling down the deficit Team USA faced. James would blow by the Serbian defense for a layup to finally tie the game at 84 and Curry would follow with a 3-pointer to give Team USA their first lead since midway through the first quarter. It was a lead they wouldn’t relinquish as the Americans would hold on for a 95-91 victory in one of the most thrilling Olympic basketball games ever.

It was Curry that was on another level in this game, finishing with 36 points including nine 3-pointers as he finally got hot for the first time in the tournament, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. James, meanwhile, was outstanding as he recorded a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while Joel Embiid also had his best game of the tournament with 19 points.