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'Something that I’ll remember...' - LeBron James shares his thought on teaming up with Stephen Curry

Basketball: Following years of competing against each other in the NBA Finals, LeBron James and Stephen Curry joined forces this summer to help Team USA capture the gold medal at the Olympics in Paris.

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LeBron James and Stephen Curry (Source: San Francisco Chronicle)

When LeBron James and Stephen Curry eventually teamed up during the Olympics in Paris, the NBA's top scorer took home more than just a gold medal. In the following years of competing against each other in the NBA Finals, LeBron James and Stephen Curry joined forces this summer to help Team USA capture the gold medal at the Olympics in Paris. Whether they will ever be teammates again is the question. 

LeBron James remarked on Monday, just before Los Angeles left for two preseason games against Curry's Golden State Warriors this week, that "It was everything and more. I was ecstatic to be able to collaborate with him in a win-or-die situation at last," James continued. 

"I was super excited to be able to finally team up with him in a win-or-die type atmosphere," James added. "That's what it was, being a part of the Olympics. It was everything that I dreamed of and aspired to want, to be a part of that team, along with Steph. Great memories. Something that I'll remember from my basketball career for the rest of my life, for sure."

When asked if he could ever see himself playing alongside Curry again, James didn't brush it off. They have a history of playing against each other, and James and Stephen Curry are perhaps the greatest players of their time. "I have no idea," he said.

LeBron James and Stephen Curry helped USA to win gold

Before both veterans were instrumental in the U.S. victory at the Olympics in Paris, they had never been teammates outside of NBA All-Star games. When the United States defeated Serbia in the semifinals, James posted a triple-double against Nikola Jokic, and Curry's flurry of late 3-pointers sealed the gold medal for France. 

LeBron James hinted at the possibility of reuniting with Stephen Curry as a teammate, but specifically with an NBA team instead of the USA squad. Recall that the Los Angeles Lakers' star player might become a free agent next summer if he chooses not to exercise his player option or to extend. While Stephen Curry extended his deal with the Golden State Warriors until 2027. They faced off in four straight NBA Finals between 2015 and 2018, with Curry's Warriors defeating James' Cleveland Cavaliers three out of four.

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