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LeBron James and Steve Kerr have been longtime rivals, but their Team USA union could make anyone forget about their numerous NBA playoff battles.
The two have represented Team USA multiple times throughout their storied basketball careers. However, 2024 is the first year James and Kerr’s patriotic timelines have overlapped, and clearly, it is going smoothly as the program is undefeated in exhibition games.
Kerr, coach of Team USA since Dec. 2021, for the second straight year of competition, has James in his repertoire for the first time. And the 58-year-old former player loves watching the “King” do his thing up close while they’re on the same side with the same goal.
“Pretty amazing,” Kerr told reporters about James Friday at Team USA practice. “I’m just blown away by his effort, concentration and focus in every single drill. He talks. Even in a shoot-around [or] walk-through, his voice [is] behind the play yelling out what’s happening, yelling out the scheme.”
As the Warriors’ coach since the 2014-15 season, Kerr has faced James four consecutive seasons from 2015 to 2018, with Golden State victorious in three of the pivotal matchups.
Regardless of their matchup records, though, James always has shone individually against Kerr. Between winning the 2016 NBA Finals after being down 3-1 in the series , or dropping 50 points on the Warriors virtually with no help, James has brought his A-game every time he has faced his current summer coach.
Kerr has seen James captain his many ships first-hand on enemy lines. But during their unified chase for a Gold Medal ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kerr simply is in awe of the 39-year-old’s charisma and stardom.
“His leadership by example -- the guy is incredible,” Kerr added. “I’ve known that forever, but to see it up close is pretty special.”
Kerr and James -- as a player -- might have a few more postseason battles in the works before their respective timelines reach immortal parallelism.
But for now, the two -- especially Kerr -- are having a blast dominating for the nation. Surely, Warriors and fellow Team USA superstar Steph Curry loves playing during these conditions, too.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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