USA Basketball photo recap: U.S.A. vs Puerto Rico »

Aug 29, 2007 at 11:10 am | lebron-jamesusa-basketball

The United States remained perfect at the FIBA Americas 2007 Championship, improving to 6-0 with a 117-78 victory over Puerto Rico on Tuesday night. Kobe Bryant’s 11 first quarter points gave the USA a 24-15 lead after the opening period in the final game of the day at Thomas & Mack Center. With the USA […]

USA Basketball photo recap: U.S.A. vs Mexico »

Aug 28, 2007 at 12:32 pm | lebron-jamesusa-basketball

For the first time during this FIBA Americas Championship, the United States allowed an opponent to post a triple digit scoring effort, but the Americans still managed a 27-point victory to remain undefeated in tournament play (5-0). LeBron James’ 16 third quarter points helped the Americans distance themselves once again, as the USA held a […]

USA Basketball photo recap: U.S.A. vs Brazil »

Aug 27, 2007 at 3:54 pm | lebron-jamesusa-basketball

Another game, another easy victory for the U.S. National Team. Behind 21 points from Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James, the USA cruised past previously unbeaten Brazil to end the preliminary round of the FIBA Americas Champioship with a 113-76 win on Sunday. Anthony and James got a helping hand from Kobe Bryant (20 points), as […]

USA Basketball photo recap: U.S.A. vs Canada »

Aug 26, 2007 at 1:43 am | lebron-jamesusa-basketball

The United States remained perfect at the FIBA Americas 2007 Championship, coasting to a 113-63 victory over Canada on Saturday afternoon. Winning its first three contests by an average of 52 points, the United States has yet to be challenged and now owns a 3-0 mark in tournament play with a +157 differential for the […]

USA Basketball photo recap: U.S.A. vs Virgin Islands »

Aug 24, 2007 at 7:39 am | lebron-jamesusa-basketball

LeBron James’ thunderous baseline dunk with just over seven minutes remaining in the first quarter might have been the signature play of the period, but it was the quick 15 points Michael Redd racked up that helped the USA build an early lead which the U.S. Virgin Islands would never challenge. The USA coasted for […]

USA Basketball photo recap: U.S.A. vs Venezuela »

Aug 23, 2007 at 3:07 am | lebron-jamesusa-basketball

United States rolled to a 112-69 victory over Venezuela on Wednesday night in its opening game of the FIBA Americas tournament. Four All-Stars fired perfect passes to each other, ending when Kobe Bryant turned LeBron James’ behind-the-back toss into a dunk that brought the loudest cheer of the night. Just like that, the Americans had […]

USA Basketball Team training camp: day one »

Aug 16, 2007 at 11:35 am | lebron-jamesusa-basketball

Yesterday Team USA has resumed training camp in Las Vegas. It will run through August 21 followed by the FIBA Americas Tournament. Back in July, during the first part of the training camp, LeBron rocked the Nike Zoom Soldier General Release edition. This time he used a customized version of this colorway. Just like the […]

USA Basketball Team mini camp: SF Challenge »

Jul 23, 2007 at 1:32 am | lebron-jamesusa-basketball

The USA Blue team edged the USA White 105-104 in the State Farm Challenge. Sunday’s game attracted an announced crowd of 15,132 to the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV, and Bryant and James was clearly the crowd favorites. Bryant hit the game-winning shot over Tayshaun Prince with 6.6 seconds left to […]