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LeBron James, Kevin Durant Lead US Basketball Team to Victory Over Serbia

The US men’s basketball team beat Serbia 110-84 in the opening game at the Paris Olympics.

Image Credit: Getty Images LeBron James and Kevin Durant quickly got into the rhythm of playing at the Olympics again, helping the U.S. men’s national basketball team make headway towards their goal of a fifth straight Olympic gold medal at these Summer Games, with a 110-84 victory over Serbia on Sunday. He is hoping to become the most decorated male basketball player, surpassing Carmelo Anthony, who has three gold medals and a bronze from Athens in 2004. The NBA superstars were a combined 18 for 22 from the field—8 of 9 for Durant, 9 of 13 for James—as the U.S. had no trouble with the reigning World Cup silver medalists from last summer in the Philippines.

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