UConn's Paige Bueckers hails LeBron James for "throwing dimes" in Team USA's quarterfinal push against Brazil

It's Olympics season and Paige Bueckers has been giving her commentary on many sports, including basketball, via X. On Tuesday, Team USA took on Brazil in the quarterfinals and won 122-87. The squad, led by the most elite talents in the NBA, has caught the attention of fans all over.

In specific, LeBron James has been leading Team USA as the main playmaker, and his passes to his teammates, in specific Stephen Curry, have been trading viral on social media. Tuesday was no different for James, and Bueckers commented on it on X.

"Bron just out there throwing dimes," she wrote.

Team USA will next face Serbia in the semifinals, a team they already beat in the group stages. However, LeBron James shared that the team will not take it easy.

"Every game is its own test," he said (via NY Times). "It don't matter what happened in the first two, it's about what goes down Thursday night. So we need to lock in on our film session tomorrow, lock in during the day on Thursday and then come out and be ready to go.

"We understand what the main goal is, and the main goal is for us to win gold. That's all I care about."

Paige Bueckers makes history after her deal with Unrivaled

Paige Bueckers will sign an NIL deal with the new women's basketball league, Unrivaled. It was founded by the New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart and the Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier.

Bueckers makes history as the first college player to sign this deal and is also reported to receive an ownership stake in the league. With the games set for January, the UConn guard will play a more promotional role for now, as she will be playing her regular season with the Huskies. She is expected to declare for the 2025 WNBA draft.

Unrivaled is reported to sign 30 players and all of them will have ownership stakes. The aim of the league is to help players avoid playing overseas, which they do to supplement their WNBA income.

In addition to this, Paige Bueckers also signed a deal with beauty brand Madison Reed. She will work as a long-term ambassador and impact adviser along with UConn teammate Azzi Fudd.

With the upcoming season potentially being her last, the pressure is on Bueckers to finally win a championship before she transitions to the pro league.