LeBron James facial injury, four stitches. Serbia's semifinal match is possible
Aug 07, 2024
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CBS Sports said on the 7th (Korea time) 'The U.S. national team defeated Brazil 122 to 87 in the quarterfinals of men's basketball at the Paris Olympics. After the game, national team coach Steve Kerr said LeBron James sewed four stitches to his left eye.
In the middle of the third quarter, James collapsed after being hit in the left eye by Brazilian Jorginho de Paula's elbow during defense. At the time, De Paula tried a foot back, and his elbow hit James in the face as he was coming down.
Paula immediately made a gesture of sorry, but James collapsed as he was, bleeding in his left eye.
CBS Sports in the U.S. announced a timeout after James' injury. The veteran sat on the bench with a towel on his face to stop the bleeding. However, he needed additional treatment, went into the locker room, saying 'James eventually returned to the bench, but did not return to the game and finished with 12 points, three rebounds, nine assists and three steals in 17 minutes.'"
The media reported 'James sewed four needles into the torn left eye area. However, advancing to the semi-finals against Serbia is not a problem.
The U.S. Dream Team reached the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The U.S. defeated Brazil 122-87 in the men's basketball quarterfinals at the Versi Arena in Paris on the 7th.
He seemed to struggle early in the first quarter, but he overwhelmed Brazil with an all-round attack. The victory or defeat has already been virtually decided in the first half. He took the lead by 63 to 37, 25 points.
Starting members centered on James and Joel Embiid and backup members centered on Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards and Anthony Davis showed strong performance.
sfryu@sportschosun.com
