{"id":22593,"date":"2025-02-23T05:34:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=22593"},"modified":"2025-02-23T05:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T04:34:34","slug":"lebron-james-agrees-to-steve-kerr-calling-kevin-durant-the-greatest-mens-olympic-player-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lebron-james-agrees-to-steve-kerr-calling-kevin-durant-the-greatest-mens-olympic-player-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James agrees to Steve Kerr calling Kevin Durant the \u2018Greatest Men\u2019s Olympic Player of All Time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Lakers icon LeBron James agreed to the Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr calling Kevin Durant the &lsquo;Greatest Men&rsquo;s Olympic Player of All-Time&rsquo;. James sent a one-word reaction to Kerr&rsquo;s statement that came in <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/netflix-to-drop-documentary-series-for-2024-paris-olympics-mens-basketball-titled-court-of-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Netflix&rsquo;s latest release Court of Gold<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Notably, Durant created history when he won his fourth gold in Paris. With this, he became the first male athlete to win four Olympics gold medals in a team sport. Not only this, but the Phoenix Suns star is also the leading scorer in USA&rsquo;s Olympic basketball history.&nbsp;<\/p><p>In the documentary which shows behind the scenes of the men&rsquo;s basketball contest at the Paris Olympics, Kerr heaped praise on Durant. As he called him the greatest player in the marquee tournament, LeBron James agreed to it by dropping a simple one-word reaction.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The 40-year-old took to social media to share Kerr&rsquo;s quote and added <em>&ldquo;Facts!!!!!!!!!!!&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James agrees that Kevin Durant is the Greatest Men&rsquo;s Olympic Player of All-Time. &#128483;&#65039;&#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xSsxiqVCq3\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/xSsxiqVCq3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHoopCentral\/status\/1893432825015054815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Notably, Durant made his Olympics debut in 2012 in London, where he created history by breaking Team USA&rsquo;s record with 156 points. He surpassed Spencer Haywood&rsquo;s record of 145 set in 1968. Later in 2016, he won the co-USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year Award alongside Carmelo Anthony.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The 6&rsquo;11&rdquo; continued his Olympics excellence in Tokyo 2020, when he set a new U.S. Olympic record by averaging 20.7 points per game. It led him to being named 2021 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year Award. In 2024, Durant, teamed up with James and Stephen Curry, to help the side win fifth consecutive gold. In the edition, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/%E2%80%9CIt%20gets%20me%20emotional%E2%80%9D-%20Kevin%20Durant%20opens%20up%20on%20playing%20Olympics%20in%20Netflix%E2%80%99s%20new%20documentary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;It gets me emotional&rdquo;- Kevin Durant opens up on playing Olympics in Netflix&rsquo;s new documentary<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/team-usa-fears-theyd-get-their-a-kicked-by-those-international-players-stephen-a-smith-tears-down-on-team-usa-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;Team USA fears they&rsquo;d get their a** kicked by those international players.&rdquo; &ndash; Stephen A. Smith tears down on Team USA players<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lebron-james-40-ball-reignites-the-goat-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>LeBron James&rsquo; 40-ball reignites the &ldquo;GOAT&rdquo; debate<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-betmgm-sportsbetting-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-img\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Image\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/e48da6fef5344aa5871b51fe32a9580a-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20871\"><\/a><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&ldquo;This is INSANE!!!!!&rdquo;- LeBron James calls out Lakers&rsquo; upcoming schedule<\/h2><p>LeBron James, who was declared available against the Nuggets, called out the Lakers&rsquo; schedule for the month of March. The fifth-seeded Western Conference side will lock horns with the Bucks on March 13 before they clash against the Nuggets on the very next day.&nbsp;<\/p><p>After a one-day break, they will be up against the Suns on March 16, and go against the Spurs one night later. In their next back-to-back set, the Lakers will lock horns with the Nuggets and the Bucks on March 19 and March 20, respectively.&nbsp;<\/p><p>James, who has been in action since <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lebron-james-announces-he-will-miss-2025-all-star-game-due-to-ankle-soreness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>missing the All-Star Game<\/a>, took to Instagram to react to the schedule calling it insane. He wrote, <em>&ldquo;This is INSANE!!!!!&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James is NOT rocking with <br>3 straight back-to-backs. &#128064;&#129327;&#128557;<br><br>&ldquo;This is INSANE!!!!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LakeShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#LakeShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uDL0l5fIZ8\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/uDL0l5fIZ8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LAVE (@TheLakersAvenue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheLakersAvenue\/status\/1893423407108108633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Notably, the Lakers quickly got back in action after the conclusion of the 2025 All-Star Weekend. They locked horns with the Hornets in the first game. In their back-to-back game, they were up against the Trail Blazers before clashing against the Nuggets on February 22. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Durant is the leading scorer in USA\u2019s Olympic basketball history.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":22594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2999,203,18,3646,753],"class_list":["post-22593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-court-of-gold","tag-kevin-durant","tag-lebron-james","tag-paris-olympics-2024","tag-steve-kerr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LeBron James agrees to 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