LeBron James is set to compete in his fourth Olympics.
Like the previous three times, the Lakers superstar will participate in the opening ceremony.
But for the official start of the Paris Games on Friday night, James will have a role that neither he nor anyone else who has played for the U.S. men’s basketball team has held before.
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James was selected by his fellow American athletes as one of two U.S. flagbearers for the opening ceremony, which will take place in boats along the River Seine toward the Eiffel Tower.