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    LeBron James gets posterized by France’s Guerschon Yabusele in wild Olympic moment

    By Bridget Reilly,

    9 hours ago

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    LeBron James was quite literally floored by France’s performance in the men’s basketball final on Saturday.

    In the final minutes of the second quarter with the Americans leading 40-33, Frenchman Guerschon Yabusele received a pass on the right side beyond the arc.

    He quickly faked a hand off to guard ex-Knick Frank Ntilikina and sped past his defender, Kevin Durant, and Ntilikina’s defender, Devin Booker, to go downhill.

    At the rim, he was met with James, who was posterized by an incredible over-the-top dunk from Yabusele.

    James fell flat on the court in disbelief, but left the arena with his third gold medal — Team USA’s fifth consecutive gold — in a 98-87 victory.

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    Guerschon Yabusele #7 of Team France dunks the ball during the game against LeBron James during the Men’s Gold Medal Game on August 10, 2024. NBAE via Getty Images

    GUERSCHON YABUSELE WITH THE POSTER JAM ON LEBRON JAMES! 🇫🇷🏀🔨 #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/vAuGTeGP5p

    — The Comeback (@thecomeback) August 10, 2024

    The play immediately sent the French bench and Bercy Arena into a frenzy, jumping up and down and waving flags for their home team.

    Basketball fans have also eaten up the moment on social media.

    “This man just bodied LeBron James in front of the world,” an X user wrote .

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    Guerschon Yabusele takes a shot on the top of USA’s #06 LeBron James on August 10, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

    “Lebron James got dunked on viciously OMG in the #GoldMedal game,” another said .

    Another wrote : “If a 6’8 260 lbs athletic freak that can shoot, defend, rebound, and dunk on Lebron James can’t even make the league then you have no chance.”

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    France’s #07 Guerschon Yabusele goes to the basket and scores past USA’s #06 LeBron James in the men’s Gold Medal basketball match. AFP via Getty Images

    James, 39, will have the moment be one of the highlights of what may have been his final Olympic basketball game, along with Durant.

    The four-time MVP and 20-time All-Star has started in each of Team USA’s Olympics contests and had 14 points and six rebounds in the gold medal game.

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    Lebron James drives past Guerschon Yabusele during the Men’s Gold Medal game against France. Getty Images

    James first suited up for the Olympic team in Athens in 2004, taking a disappointing bronze, before eventually taking home gold in both London (2012) and Rio (2016).

    James was likely riding a high into Paris after signing his Lakers extension along with the addition of his oldest son, Bronny James, to his Los Angeles team, where they will be the first father-son duo to play on an NBA team together.

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