LeBron James wasn't totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004.
LeBron James selected as Team USA male flagbearer for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
LeBron James wasn't totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004.
This time, he'll be one of the stars of the show.
James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for the Americans in Friday night's opening ceremony for the Paris Games. He becomes the third basketball player - and the first men's player - to carry the U.S. flag at the start of an Olympics, joining Dawn Staley for the Athens Games in 2004 and Sue Bird for the Tokyo Games that happened in 2021.
The 39-year-old James got word of the honor Monday in London, a few hours before the U.S. men's team was scheduled to play its final pre-Olympics exhibition game against World Cup champion Germany.