PARIS —
Even with a paper towel pressed to his forehead, LeBron James had no problem popping off the bench, punching an arm in the air and celebrating Anthony Davis’ soaring one-handed put-back dunk.
The Lakers stars helped the United States blow out Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Olympics on Thursday at Bercy Arena, advancing to the semifinals with a 122-87 victory. The Americans will face Serbia on Thursday in a rematch of a U.S. pool play victory.
The United States is 34-1 in the Olympics since 2004 and trying to win a fifth consecutive gold medal.