Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; United States guard Lebron James (6) and United States shooting guard Stephen Curry (4) in the men’s basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports / Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
LeBron James and Steph Curry are the two most notable players of this era in the NBA.
Therefore, it was a huge deal that they were teammates on Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
In the team’s 98-87 victory over France (to win the Gold medal), Curry and James combined for 38 points, seven rebounds, 15 assists, four steals and one block.
After the Olympics, Curry made a post to Instagram that had over 3.1 million likes and 20,000 comments.
Curry captioned the post: “Yall gone get this Gold Medal Content!#nuitnuit“
One person who left a comment was James.
His comment had over 38,000 likes in less than 24 hours.
James wrote: “Damn skippy!!!! 🫡🙏🏾🇺🇸🥇”
LeBron James’ Comment / August 11
Fans will likely love to see the interaction between the two future Hall of Famers.
Curry and James have played 52 games against each other over 15 seasons (Curry leads 29-23).
They have faced off four times in the NBA Finals (when James was on the Cleveland Cavaliers).
The Golden State Warriors went 3-1.
Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; United States shooting guard Stephen Curry (4) and guard LeBron James (6) celebrate after defeating France in the men’s basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Despite Curry’s heroics in the Gold medal game, James was named as the MVP of the Men’s Basketball Olympics.
At 39, James is coming off a season where he averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.3 steals per contest.
Curry (36) finished this past season with averages of 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per contest.
Scoring the FINAL 13 POINTS for USA to complete their #Paris2024 Semifinals comeback…
Steph. Bron. KD. pic.twitter.com/cFkXihsYgG
— NBA (@NBA) August 8, 2024
After the Olympics, Curry made a post to Instagram that had over 3.1 million likes and 20,000 comments.
Curry captioned the post: “Yall gone get this Gold Medal Content!#nuitnuit“
One person who left a comment was James.
His comment had over 38,000 likes in less than 24 hours.
James wrote: “Damn skippy!!!! 🫡🙏🏾🇺🇸🥇”
LeBron James’ Comment / August 11
Fans will likely love to see the interaction between the two future Hall of Famers.
Curry and James have played 52 games against each other over 15 seasons (Curry leads 29-23).
They have faced off four times in the NBA Finals (when James was on the Cleveland Cavaliers).
The Golden State Warriors went 3-1.
Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; United States shooting guard Stephen Curry (4) and guard LeBron James (6) celebrate after defeating France in the men’s basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Despite Curry’s heroics in the Gold medal game, James was named as the MVP of the Men’s Basketball Olympics.
At 39, James is coming off a season where he averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.3 steals per contest.
Curry (36) finished this past season with averages of 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per contest.
