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    Microphones Catch LeBron James' Powerful Speech to Team USA Before Olympic Final

    By Matt Audilet,

    3 hours ago

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    Team USA basketball is heading to the gold medal game after a thrilling semifinal victory over Serbia on Thursday.

    The Americans trailed by as much as 17 and went into the fourth quarter with a 13-point deficit. But with some late game heroics from some of the game's biggest stars, the United States ultimately came out on top with a 95-91 final score.

    Team USA's passion and excitement was on full display after the final whistle sounded. In a postgame huddle, LeBron James issued a powerful message to his American teammates.

    The King immediately turned his attention to their Olympic championship matchup against Victor Wembanyama and host-country France.

    "One more. One [expletive] more," James said. "We already knew that that was going to be the test of the [expletive] tournament. Steph [Curry] Jo [Joel Embiid], ya'll carried us tonight. One more. Gold on three."

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    United States guard LeBron James (6) celebrates with guard Kevin Durant (7) during the first half in a men's basketball semifinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena.

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    LeBron finished the comeback win with a triple-double, recording 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Steph Curry led the way with a near-record 36 points on 9/14 shooting from behind the three-point line. Joel Embiid chipped in with 19 points in his best performance of the tournament so far.

    Saturday's gold medal game against France will tipoff at 3:30 p.m. ET.

    Related: Kevin Durant Used One Word to Describe Steph Curry's 36-Point Game

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