LeBron, USA Beat Serbia: Group Results Ahead of 2024 Olympic Basketball KO Bracket

LeBron James, Kevin Durant and the United States men's basketball team opened the 2024 Summer Olympics with an emphatic win over Serbia.

James finished with 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Durant was perfect from the field in the first half and led the United States in scoring with 23 points.

The 110-84 win over Nikola Jokic and Serbia placed Team USA on top of Group C after one set of games. Next up for the Americans is a showdown with South Sudan on Wednesday.

Group C Standings

1. United States - 2 points (1-0; +26 point differential)

• July 28: vs. Serbia (W 110-84)

2. South Sudan - 2 points (1-0, +11)

• July 28 vs. Puerto Rico (W 90-79)

3. Puerto Rico - 0 points (0-1, - 11)

• July 28 vs. South Sudan (L 79-90)

4. Serbia - 0 points (0-1, -26)

• July 28 vs. United States (L 84-110)

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LeBron and KD Lead Team USA to 110-84 Win

Anthony Edwards Up to 11 Points

Team USA Opens Up the Lead!

LeBron Keeps Scoring!

LeBron Up to 16 Points

A Career First For KD!

D-Wade With High Praise for KD

USA Leads By 9 At Halftime

KD Can't Miss!!

KD Has 19 Points in the First Half!

LeBron and KD Leading Team USA

Kevin Durant Is ON FIRE

USA Leads By 5 After 1st Quarter

A run spurred by Kevin Durant's arrival has the Americans up by five points after the first quarter.

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KD Scores On First Shot

Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards hit back-to-back threes to bring the score level with two minutes left in the first quarter.

LeBron James Scores First Team USA Basketball at Olympics

Serbia Out to Early Lead

Steve Kerr forced to call a timeout early after Serbia takes an eight-point lead. Kerr has already replaced Joel Embiid with Anthony Davis.

USA Starting Five

Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker, LeBron James, Steph Curry and Joel Embiid will be out on the floor first for head coach Steve Kerr.

Kevin Durant Available For Team USA

Durant missed the final Olympic warmups with an injury. He will come off the bench for the Americans.