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LeBron James Rules Out 2028 Olympics as Stephen Curry Calls His Own Return 'Highly Doubtful'

Their podcast remarks point to a generational handoff for USA Basketball, with Erik Spoelstra now steering the program into the 2027 World Cup and Los Angeles Games.

Overview

  • Speaking on LeBron James' Mind the Game podcast with co-host Steve Nash, James said he will be watching the 2028 Olympics "from Cabo" while Stephen Curry said, "Never say never, but I highly doubt it."
  • James noted it would be hard to top Team USA's Paris 2024 finish and both players will be far older by 2028, when James would be 43 and Curry 40.
  • The comments are widely seen as closing an Olympic chapter for the veteran stars after their gold in Paris, accelerating a move toward a younger national-team core.
  • USA Basketball recently named Erik Spoelstra head coach to lead the program through the 2027 FIBA World Cup and into the Los Angeles Olympics.
  • Coverage highlights Paris context: Curry's late three-pointers versus France and 36 points against Serbia, and James' all-around play, which helped secure a fifth straight U.S. gold.