{"id":3751,"date":"2024-08-11T19:05:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T19:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3751"},"modified":"2024-08-11T19:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T19:05:07","slug":"olympic-games-paris-2024-social-media-is-pissed-off-after-skip-bayless-claims-lebron-james-shouldnt-have-won-mvp-over-stephen-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3751","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Games Paris 2024 Social Media Is Pissed Off After Skip Bayless Claims LeBron James Shouldn\u2019t Have Won MVP Over Stephen Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Paris Olympics was\u00a0Stephen Curry\u2019s first ever appearance in the\u00a0Paris Olympics. The Golden State Warriors star poured so much athleticism into his first appearance on the international stage that caught everyone\u2019s attention, including popular NBA analyst Skip Bayless.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inside\">\n<p>After Team USA\u2019s\u00a098-87 victory over France\u00a0in the Olympics final,\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0was crowned with the MVP title of the tournament. Soon after that, Bayless stirred controversy by posting on social media that LeBron should not win the MVP title. Rather, the sports analyst sees Curry as the real winner of the title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019M SORRY, NOW THERE\u2019S NO WAY LEBRON IS MVP. IT HAS TO BE STEPH. 17 THREES IN THE SEMI AND THE FINAL. WE WOULD NOT HAVE WON EITHER WITHOUT HIM,\u201d Bayless wrote in an X post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;M SORRY, NOW THERE&#8217;S NO WAY LEBRON IS MVP. IT HAS TO BE STEPH. 17 THREES IN THE SEMI AND THE FINAL. WE WOULD NOT HAVE WON EITHER WITHOUT HIM.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1822382661077499971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Curry scored 24 points in the final game against France. With his outstanding shooting skills, the Warriors star hit eight three-pointers, three of which came in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. On the other hand, James contributed 14 points and 10 assists and shot an impressive 60% from the field.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inside\">\n<div id=\"sp_passback-mobileinpage_563\" data-id=\"sp_passback-mobileinpage_563\">\n<div class=\"sp-mobileinpage-google-ads sp-demand-div\" data-demand=\"google-ads\">\n<div class=\"nl-scroll-div\">\n<p id=\"h-nba-fans-slam-skip-bayless-for-criticizing-lebron-james-mvp-title\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NBA Fans Slam Skip Bayless for Criticizing LeBron James\u2019 MVP Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Skip Bayless\u2019s unfiltered take drew the ire of NBA fans, who could not help but slam him for his unnecessary claim to LeBron James\u2019 MVP title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;M SORRY, NOW THERE&#8217;S NO WAY LEBRON IS MVP. IT HAS TO BE STEPH. 17 THREES IN THE SEMI AND THE FINAL. WE WOULD NOT HAVE WON EITHER WITHOUT HIM.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1822382661077499971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Team usa won a gold medal and all you care about is lebron winning a MVP\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason (@jason23lake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jason23lake\/status\/1822384583725474223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1723376833245604896=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey skip, the MVP is for the entire Olympics buddy, not for just shooting 3s, name one thing curry has done better than LeBron besides 3pt shooting and I\u2019ll wait, LeBron was a key figure in rebounding and assist, the best playmaker during the entire Olympics, I advise you to stop\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Space (@Spaceheartk)\u00a0August 10, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A pile of fans voiced their frustration over Bayless dragging James\u2019 stat lines in the Olympics, which already proved his superiority over Stephen Curry. Curry was instrumental in Team USA\u2019s win, but it could not surpass LeBron.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;M SORRY, NOW THERE&#8217;S NO WAY LEBRON IS MVP. IT HAS TO BE STEPH. 17 THREES IN THE SEMI AND THE FINAL. WE WOULD NOT HAVE WON EITHER WITHOUT HIM.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1822382661077499971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lebron lead the team in points rebounds assist n fg% and broke the steals n triple double record<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA MCMAHON (@NasaMcmahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaMcmahon\/status\/1822384846569681096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;M SORRY, NOW THERE&#8217;S NO WAY LEBRON IS MVP. IT HAS TO BE STEPH. 17 THREES IN THE SEMI AND THE FINAL. WE WOULD NOT HAVE WON EITHER WITHOUT HIM.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1822382661077499971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Difference is consistency. Steph only had a great game in the semi finals and finals.<\/p>\n<p>Lebron has been consistently good the entire time<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zeebs (@killerzeebs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/killerzeebs\/status\/1822389068103344301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;M SORRY, NOW THERE&#8217;S NO WAY LEBRON IS MVP. IT HAS TO BE STEPH. 17 THREES IN THE SEMI AND THE FINAL. WE WOULD NOT HAVE WON EITHER WITHOUT HIM.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1822382661077499971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Its gon be bron steph only had two good games<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Combat Sports Fan (@CentedFaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CentedFaze\/status\/1822383665365598259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 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>James, however, had an outstanding tournament,\u00a0averaging 14.2 points, 8.5 assists, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.3 steals. Although Curry led in scoring with an average of 14.8 points per game, fans believe James\u2019 all-around performance and leadership were more significant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Paris Olympics was\u00a0Stephen Curry\u2019s first ever appearance in the\u00a0Paris Olympics. 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