France forward Guerschon Yabusele threw down a monster slam dunk over USA superstar LeBron James during Saturday's Olympic men's basketball final game in Paris.
It happened at about the 2:15 mark of the second quarter as USA held a 40-33 lead. Yabusele held the ball outside the three-point line and faked a pass to a teammate, which fooled Kevin Durant on defense. As KD turned his head, Yabusele dribbled and had a clear path to the basket. James tried to impede Yabusele's path and take the charge, but he wasn't able to get there in time. As a result, Yabusele threw it down with one hand over James, who fell backwards on the floor and was called for a foul.
GUERSCHON YABUSELE ON LEBRON JAMES. 😳
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LeBron is normally the one dunking on opponents, but you rarely see him on the receiving end of a posterizing dunk. Yabusele certainly brought the crowd to their feet after that one.
USA led 49-41 at halftime, but Yabusele led France in the first half with 15 points. After this performance, some NBA teams may be calling to sign him up for the upcoming season.
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