"Better than Jordan ever was at age 39" - NBA fans hyped over LeBron James' clutch play in Team USA's comeback win over South Sudan

Team USA almost lost to South Sudan in their pre-Olympic tune-up game but LeBron James played the role of hero for the Americans. With only a few seconds left on the game clock and the South Sudanese up by one, the USA needed a hero to take the shot to put them above their opponents.

LeBron, who has been in plenty of high-pressure close game situations throughout his storied career, stepped up and hit the big shot to put Team USA up by one with only eight seconds left. Fans were hyped to see LeBron James leading Team USA in a close game against South Sudan.

Many of the fans who praised him gave him the edge over his rival, Michael Jordan, for the GOAT status.

"Better than Jordan ever was at age 39," @CleBrownsMuse said.

"LeBron going on 40 and still better than Jordan ever was," one fan said.

"Carried at 40 y/o Jordan would never," @another fan said.

Meanwhile, other fans hailed LeBron as the greatest of all time without bringing up the names of other NBA legends.

"If you don’t think Lebron [is] the goat at this point. You just hating," one fan said.

"We really witnessing the greatest man to ever touch a basketball bro," another fan said.

"THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME," one fan said.

At one point in the second quarter, South Sudan held a 16-point lead over LeBron James and Team USA and were trailing by 14 to end the first half (58-44). Due to their halftime adjustments though, they were able to storm back into the game and were able to even the score with under a minute left in the third.

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LeBron James left his struggles behind in the first half to lead Team USA's comeback

The first half of the Team USA vs South Sudan tune-up was an abysmal showing for LeBron James and company. Anthony Davis and Jayson Tatum were yet to make a basket and Steph Curry had only made one three-pointer out of four attempts.

While he had scored a team-high 12 points and was leading the team in rebounds with five by the end of the second quarter, LeBron also had his own struggles in the first half. It wasn't his field goal efficiency that was down, instead, it was his ability to take care of the ball. In just the first two quarters, the four-time NBA MVP already had four turnovers which wasn't doing Team USA any favors.

However, those four first-half turnovers would be the only ones that LeBron would have for the rest of the game. He would go on to play mistake-free basketball in this particular department. Additionally, he would continue to lead his team across the stat sheet.

LeBron James finished the game with 23 points on an impressive 9-for-13 shooting clip. He also finished the game with six rebounds and six assists as well as hit the game-winning layup to secure the win for Team USA.