Team USA survives HUGE scare vs South Sudan as LeBron James and Co fight back from 14 POINT halftime deficit to beat world No 33 right at the death on eve of Olympics

By Oliver Salt

USA’s basketball team overcame a major scare in one of its final Olympic warmups on Saturday after fighting back from a 14-point halftime deficit against South Sudan.

Eight days before their opener at the Paris Games, the likes of LeBron James and Steph Curry were forced to dig deep in a dramatic 101-100 win over the world’s 33rd-ranked side in London.

South Sudan even took the lead in the final 20 seconds against a team packed with NBA superstars, only for LeBron to pull out a game-winning layup right at the death and spare USA’s blushes.

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LeBron James and USA overcame a major scare against South Sudan on Saturday night

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Team USA survives HUGE scare vs South Sudan as LeBron James and Co fight back from 14 POINT halftime deficit to beat world No 33 right at the death on eve of Olympics

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