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Karl Rasmussen

LeBron James Received Stitches After Exiting Team USA's Win vs. Brazil

Team USA forward LeBron James tends to his eye after getting hit by an elbow against Brazil during the 2024 Olympics. | Photo by Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images

LeBron James exited Team USA's blowout 122–87 victory against Brazil in the Olympic quarterfinals after taking an elbow to the head. James appeared to be bleeding from above the eye before he made his way to the locker room to get fixed up by the medical staff.

After the game, Steve Kerr offered an update on James's status, indicating that the 39-year-old received four stitches as a result of the inadvertent blow to the face, according to Ben Golliver of The Washington Post.

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