LOS ANGELES.- LeBron James ruled out integrating the selection of USA who will compete before his audience in the Los Angeles Olympic Games of 2028, while Stephen Curry He considered his participation in that tournament unlikely.
James and Curry, 40 and 37, were teammates last year in Team USA’s victory at the Paris Games, where they took the gold medal from the host. France in a memorable final.
The star of the Los Angeles Lakerswho would arrive at the next Olympic event at the age of 43, acknowledged in his podcast “Mind the Game” that there is no chance of him fighting for a fourth gold medal.
“You know my answer,” said ‘King’ James to Steve Nashthe other host of the podcast, when mentioning the possibility of an Olympic farewell at home.
“Don’t even ask. I’ll be watching from Los Cabos… I’m done,” he said.
For his part, Curry, the guest figure in that episode, did not completely close the door, but he did express serious doubts that he could participate.
“Never say never, but I highly doubt it,” responded the leader of the Golden State Warriors, France’s main executioner in the Paris final with 24 points and several stratospheric triples.
“We can’t top what we just did,” James said. “We can’t beat that… We literally played France in Paris in the final.”
Militao suffers muscle injury
Real Madrid’s Brazilian defender, Éder Militao, suffers an injury to his adductor in his right leg, the white club revealed this Wednesday, without specifying the length of time he will be out.
“After the tests carried out today (Wednesday) on our player Éder Militao by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the adductor magnus of his right leg,” the meringues said in a statement.
In Brazil’s friendly against Tunisia on Tuesday in Lille (France), which ended in a 1-1 draw, the Madrid player felt a puncture in the 58th minute, which is why he asked for a change.
In the first half, he already felt discomfort in his leg, but he chose to continue. However, after the restart, Militao said enough after giving a pass to a teammate.