{"id":3399,"date":"2024-08-09T00:12:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3399"},"modified":"2024-08-09T00:12:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:12:40","slug":"what-happened-to-lebron-james-explaining-eye-injury-stitches-bandage-on-usa-stars-face-at-2024-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3399","title":{"rendered":"What happened to LeBron James? Explaining eye injury, stitches, bandage on USA star\u2019s face at 2024 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James has captained the United States to an undefeated record and semifinal berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA is set to take on Serbia on Thursday with a trip to the gold medal match on the line, and James will have to play through an injury to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, James isn\u2019t dealing with an ailment that would impair his speed, athleticism or endurance. He was struck in the face in the United States\u2019 quarterfinal game against Brazil, leaving a mark above his left eye.<\/p>\n<p>What happened to James\u2019 eye and how serious is the injury? The Sporting News has you covered with the latest updates below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened to LeBron James\u2019 eye?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inside\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"sp_passback-mobileinpage_369\" data-id=\"sp_passback-mobileinpage_369\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"sp-wrapper-mobileinpage\">\n<div class=\"sp-mobileinpage-google-ads sp-demand-div\" data-demand=\"google-ads\">\n<div class=\"nl-scroll-div\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>James was on pace for a United States record-breaking game against Brazil in the quarterfinals. He had 12 points, nine assists, three rebounds and three steals through three quarters of a blowout win. He was only four assists shy of setting a Team USA single-game record at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>But incidental contact from Brazil forward\u00a0Georginho De Paula forced James out of the game for good. James tried to contest Brazil\u2019s efforts in transition and caught an elbow to his upper eye.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inpage\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">KING <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2PcrkAMtW\">pic.twitter.com\/G2PcrkAMtW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2661 mimu (@lecfori) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lecfori\/status\/1820925313829794229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>James was bleeding from his upper eye and went back to the locker room for the majority of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LeBron left the quarterfinals game vs. Brazil after an elbow to the eye. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xeSW3TGM6R\">pic.twitter.com\/xeSW3TGM6R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1820927190009073829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Head coach Steve Kerr revealed after the game that James received four stitches to seal the laceration.<\/p>\n<p>James was spotted at the U.S. women\u2019s national team quarterfinal game the following day with a bandage covering his swollen eye.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LeBron James, wearing a band-aid on his eye after sustaining an injury, sits in the stands before the women&#8217;s quarterfinal between Nigeria and the U.S. at the Paris Olympics. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brian_photog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brian_photog<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dNLzmSiajJ\">pic.twitter.com\/dNLzmSiajJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 corinne_perkins (@corinne_perkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corinne_perkins\/status\/1821289601262350576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-content\">\n<p>There has not been any word on James\u2019 availability vs. Serbia, but it\u2019s safe to assume it will not keep him from playing for Team USA as it pursues its fifth consecutive gold medal at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James has captained the United States to an undefeated record and semifinal berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 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