October 1, 2023

Celtics

James reportedly reached out to Tatum and different stars for yet another shot at a gold medal.

Jayson Tatum AP Photograph/Charlie Neibergall)
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LeBron James already has two Olympic gold medals, and he desires to see if Jayson Tatum may also help him get a 3rd one in 2024, in response to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

In accordance with Charania, the 38-year-old celebrity is gearing to compete in “yet another” Olympics with Crew USA. Charania stories that James has already reached out to Tatum and a number of other different stars about taking part in within the 2024 video games.

The names on James’s shortlist embrace Tatum, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Draymond Inexperienced.

Kyrie Irving, DeAaron Fox, Devin Booker and Damian Lillard are all critically fascinated by taking part in as properly however weren’t talked about among the many gamers James has reached out to.

It’s been greater than a decade since James final suited up for Crew USA on the Olympics. His most up-to-date look with the crew was in 2012. Though Crew USA has struggled in World Cup competitors lately, it has received the final 4 Olympic gold medals.

Tatum was on the 2020 crew that received the gold medal in Tokyo. He averaged 15.2 factors and three.3 rebounds through the competitors.