After sustaining a facial injury during the Olympics, LeBron James of the USA receives four stitches.

In the third quarter of Team USA men’s basketball’s 122-87 victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Summer Olympics in Paris on Tuesday, LeBron James was accidentally elbowed in the eye, requiring four stitches. After the game, Steve Kerr, the head coach of the United States, informed reporters of the news.☰ GettyImages/VOIGT/Tom Weller After sustaining a facial injury during the Olympics, LeBron James of the USA receives four stitches. Kasabian, Paul August 6, 2024 In the third quarter of Team USA men’s basketball’s 122-87 victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Summer Olympics in Paris on Tuesday, LeBron James was accidentally elbowed in the eye, requiring four stitches. After the game, Steve Kerr, the head coach of the United States, informed reporters of the news. James added that he is doing well. By the end of the fourth quarter, James had returned to the sidelines after leaving the court to get stitched up in the locker room. But he didn’t go back to the game. But by then, Team USA was already on their way to victory, leading 63-36 at☰

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USA’s LeBron James Gets 4 Stitches After Suffering Facial Injury at Olympic

Paul Kasabia

August 06, 202

LeBron James needed four stitches after getting hit with an inadvertent elbow to his eye during the third quarter of Team USA men’s basketball’s 122-87 win over Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Summer Olympics in Paris on Tuesday

United States head coach Steve Kerr relayed the news to reporters following the game

James also relayed that he is fine

James left the court for the locker room to get stitched up and returned to the sidelines by the end of the fourth quarter. However, he did not return to the game. Team USA had the win well in-hand by that point, though, leading 63-36 at halftime and 94-71 going into the four

James played only 17 minutes but still finished with 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, nine assists, three steals and three rebounds. It was another great win for Team USA, which is now 4-0 in the Olympics after outscoring its opponents by an average of 24.75 point

Up next is a rematch with Serbia, which fell 110-84 to the United States in group play. Serbia, which is led by two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić, advanced to the semifinals after overcoming a 24-point deficit in a 95-90 win over Australi

Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. France and Germany play in the other semifinal.a.s.th.ne.e..4nses