NBA superstar James named USA's Olympic flagbearer

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has been selected arsenic nan antheral flagbearer for Team USA astatine Friday's Olympic Games opening ceremony.

The 39-year-old was nominated by his chap American Olympians arsenic nan antheral flagbearer, pinch a determination connected nan female flagbearer to beryllium announced connected Tuesday.

James, a two-time golden medallist, will beryllium competing successful his 4th Games successful Paris.

"It's an unthinkable honour to correspond nan United States connected this world stage, particularly successful a infinitesimal that tin bring nan full world together," said James.

"For a kid from Akron, this work intends everything to not only myself but to my family, each nan kids successful my hometown, my team-mates, chap Olympians and truthful galore group crossed nan state pinch large aspirations."

James, a four-time NBA champion and nan league's all-time starring points scorer, won bronze successful Athens successful 2004 erstwhile he competed successful his first Games.

The American won golden for nan first clip successful Beijing 4 years later and added different successful London 2012.

Friday night's ceremonial will beryllium held connected nan River Seine and will beryllium nan first opening ceremonial successful summertime Olympic history to beryllium held extracurricular nan main stadium.