LeBron James is unveiled as Team USA's flagbearer for Paris Olympic opening ceremony

Team USA will person a fable astatine nan helm aft it was announced that LeBron James would beryllium a emblem bearer for Friday's Olympic opening ceremony. 

The NBA icon and personnel of USA's men's hoops squad will transportation nan emblem for nan red, achromatic and bluish successful Paris aft being selected to service arsenic nan antheral flagbearer for nan Americans astatine nan opening of nan 2024 Olympic Games.

The Lakers fable becomes nan 3rd hoops subordinate — and nan first men’s subordinate — to transportation nan US emblem astatine nan commencement of an Olympics. He will subordinate Dawn Staley for nan Athens Games successful 2004 and Sue Bird for nan pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games successful 2021.

The female flagbearer has not yet been announced but is expected to beryllium revealed successful nan coming days. 

More to follow.