Associated Press
Americans take on South Sudan on Tuesday
Kevin Durant scored 23 points and LeBron James had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help the U.S. men’s basketball team rout Serbia 110-84 in its first game at the Paris Olympics.
Durant made his first eight shots from the floor, coming off the bench after a calf injury sidelined him for all of the exhibition games leading up to the tournament.
The Americans are looking to win a fifth consecutive gold medal. They next play Tuesday against upstart South Sudan, which won for the first time at the Olympics earlier Sunday.
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