Team USA advanced to the semi-finals of the Olympic men’s basketball with a dominant 122-87 win over Brazil.
The three favourites in the quarter-finals had to overcome difficult encounters, with Canada even crashing out, but there were no such issues for the star-studded Americans.
They face Serbia in the semi-finals on Thursday in what is sure to be a more difficult tie for Steve Kerr’s side.
Germany will take on France in the other semi-final.
Punched our ticket to the #Paris2024 semifinals! 🇺🇸 #USABMNT pic.twitter.com/1ObKKMm4qf
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 6, 2024
Lebron James was the star of the show against the Brazilians, with a mouth-watering line of 12 points, nine assists, three rebounds and three steals.
The other star players were also on form as Devin Booker returned 18 points, Anthony Edwards 17 and Joel Embiid 14 as well as seven rebounds.
Brazil’s deficit was reduced due to a standout effort from Bruno Caboclo, who scored 30 points on 13-20 shooting from the field.