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Announced earlier in the day as the male flagbearer for the Americans in Friday night’s opening ceremony down the River Seine — the female flagbearer will be revealed Tuesday — James came through time and time again down the stretch, just as he did over the weekend when his layup with 8 seconds left gave the US a 101-100 win over upstart South Sudan.
James had 20 points for the US, while Joel Embiid scored 15, Stephen Curry had 13, and Anthony Edwards finished with 11.
“It was a good test for us. And I’m glad we were able to once again, you know,…