Team USA routed Brazil in basketball on Tuesday night (August 6) at Bercy Arena, 122-87, to advance to a semifinal on Thursday (August 8) against Serbia,The New York Timesreported on Tuesday.
During the game, LeBron was captured mistakenly thinking the crowd was chanting his name but quickly realized the mix-up upon understanding that the cheers were really for the FrenchOlympicgold medal-winning swimmer.
A person shared the awkward blunder onX(formerly known as Twitter), writing: “Hysterical moment at the end of the USA-Brazil basketball game.
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“LeBron Jamescame back to the bench from the locker room. The crowd ERUPTS.
“LeBron thought the applause was for him. But really it was for Léon Marchand entering the arena.”
An X user commented: “The fact that LeBron James started waving his hands when they were clapping for Léon Marchand is the most LeBron James thing ever.”
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“Lebron James who thought the crowd was cheering for him when they were cheering for Léon Marchand LMFO,” a French observer quipped.
The official X page for Eurosport France chimed in: “Léon > LeBron. No, King James, the ovation is indeed for King Marchand, the originator of a remarkable arrival at Bercy!”
Léon was reportedly sat behind the TeamUSAbench as fans became very excited after realizing he was in attendance.
While LeBron thought the audience was cheering for him, it was, in fact, French swimmer Léon Marchand who stole the spotlight
LeBron already made headlines earlier this week after it was revealed that Team USA basketball stars shunned theOlympic Villageand opted instead to stay at the four-star Paris Marriott Opera Hotel.
The Los Angeles Lakers power forward player was spotted among his teammate Kevin Durant and fellow basketball players Brittney Griner and Breanna Stewart, checking into the luxurious accommodation,The Daily Mailreported on Monday (August 5).
Nevertheless, Team USA reportedly “demolished” Brazil to move into the semifinals after the Brazilians “made the mistake of waking up an American squad that looked ready to put things in cruise control in the second quarter.”
The Brazilians pushed back in the second quarter to cut the US lead to eight with about four minutes to go, leading coach Steve Kerr to call timeout and break Brazil’s momentum. After that, the US closed the half on a 21-5 run and never looked back,CNNreported on Tuesday.
There were reportedly concerns ahead of theOlympicsthat such a star-laden US team might have trouble gelling and performing as well as the national teams who are more used to playing together.
The awkward moment was filmed, quickly becoming a viral clip on social media
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In addition to LeBron and Kevin, those playing for Team USA are Stephen Curry, Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday, Kawhi Leonard, and Jayson Tatum.
However, Team USA faces stiff competition, such as France, featuring Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert, in addition to Serbia with Nikola Jokić,ESPNreported on Tuesday.
The Balkanic team became the first to overturn a 12-point disadvantage at halftime of a knockout game of the Olympic Tournament, theInternational Basketball Federation(IBA) reported on Tuesday.
Team USA routed Brazil in basketball on Tuesday night (August 6) at Bercy Arena
The Aussies were leading 44-20 with under seven minutes left in the first half, with Canberra native Patty Mills scoring 18 points, IBA recalled.
TeamSerbiaresponded with a 15-2 run to trim the gap to 11 points, and Priboj native Marko Gudurić came off the Serbian bench and scored nine points over the rest of the period to make it 54-42 at halftime.
Croatia native Ognjen Dobrić hit two triples, and Belgrade native Bogdan Bogdanović scored seven points as their country pulled ahead 61-60.
LeBron James thinks the French crowd is cheering for him; they are actually cheering for French swimmer Léon Marchand 😂pic.twitter.com/dOBVtUOjp5
— Ratings Game Sports (@RGMSPORTS)August 6, 2024
Léon was reportedly behind the Team USA bench as fans became very excited after realizing he was in attendance
Hahaha LeBron James qui pense qu’il est acclamé par l’Arena alors que c’est pour Léon Marchand. Oups.#Paris2024😅 🇫🇷pic.twitter.com/c9CrmshXc5
— MORDU2FUT (@Mordu2FUT)August 6, 2024
From that point on, it was Serbia just delivering a punch and then answering every time Australian players delivered one back, as per IBA.
This game didn’t just have a major comeback. It also had a thrilling ending as Patty hit a floater with 1.4 seconds to go to force overtime 82-82.
Serbian guard Vasilije Micić reportedly said Team Australiapunchedthem in the mouth as the Europeans were not ready out of the gates.
Lebron James qui pensait que le public l’acclamait alors qu’ils acclamaient Léon Marchand ptdrrrpic.twitter.com/GsLHwtF9Nt
— VIT Keyzer 🐝 (@bkeyzer_)August 7, 2024
Hysterical moment at the end of the USA-Brazil basketball game.
LeBron James came back to the bench from the locker room.
The crowd ERUPTS.
LeBron thought the applause was for him.
But really it was for Léon Marchand entering the arena.pic.twitter.com/0z52mJ9Jus
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens)August 6, 2024
“They destroyed us at the start of the game,” Vasilije said. “They played so well, they smelled blood. We didn’t respond well. We had the right attitude but physically we were not ready to respond.”
He added: “In this kind of game it seems like a short game but there is plenty of time to respond, which we did in the second quarter.
“And we got back into the game in the third quarter. We had great players who led us in the last 25 minutes.”
The viral moment continued to ignite amusement
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