LeBron has different role for Team USA

Everybody is breaking out the story of how Lebron is playing unselfishly for Team USA. Even though he averaged 30+ points in the NBA season, he’s now running Point Guard and deferring to his teammates. And he’s not worried about his scoring either…as long as Team USA keeps winning…

In the FIBA world championships, James has averaged 12.5 points per game. He’s third among the Americans in scoring, behind fellow captains Dwyane Wade (20.0 points) and Carmelo Anthony (19.7).

James isn’t lighting up the scoreboard. But he’s making his teammates better simply by being on the court. As the U.S. prepares to meet Germany in the quarterfinals Wednesday night, James is second on the team in assists, with 3.5 per game. That’s fifth among the tourney’s remaining players.

It would be natural for a world-class scorer to fret over his point production. But James said he’s not concerned with his numbers.

“If anybody knows my game, they know I don’t play like that,” James said after a Team USA workout this week. “I play just to help our team win. Whatever our team needs for us to try and win ballgames, that’s what I’m going to do.