Lastly, it is taking place: Steph Curry and LeBron James will play on the identical workforce collectively this summer season.
Not within the NBA however representing their nation with Staff USA within the 2024 Paris Olympics.
It is going to be Curry’s first time competing within the Olympics and 10 years since his final look with Staff USA.
“About time,” James shouted at Curry in pleasure as the 2 greeted one another Friday evening earlier than Day 1 of coaching camp in Las Vegas. “About time! About f–king time.”
“Let’s have some enjoyable with it,” Curry responded.
Curry and James have been teammates at many NBA All-Star Video games, however the stakes are a tad increased this time. And contemplating Curry is 36 and James 39, this possible shall be their closing likelihood to compete collectively on the worldwide stage and convey house an Olympic gold medal.
The Warriors sniffed round on the thought of pairing Curry and James within the Bay eventually season’s NBA commerce deadline, though talks did not final lengthy. Warriors and Staff USA coach Steve Kerr has been licking chops imagining the famous person duo competing on the identical workforce in opposition to the world’s greatest.
“I’ve talked to each of them about this concept of being collectively after going in opposition to each other with such excessive stakes through the years,” Kerr stated throughout a latest Zoom name with media members. “They clearly match very well collectively. I believe the thought of Steph enjoying off the ball and LeBron pushing it in transition, that is fairly intriguing. Clearly, Steph will play on the ball as properly. And LeBron has turn into such shooter. However they’re each so good at so many alternative areas of the sport.
“I believe they’re actually excited to compete collectively for the primary time and to have to seek out over the course of the practices and the friendlies a few of the nuances that they’ll actually exploit and discover, too, simply to see the place they’ll have an effect for one another. They’re each actually, actually excited in regards to the thought of competing collectively.”
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