LILLE (France) - Kevin Durant and LeBron James are not only two of the greatest in the history of basketball but they are two legends in Olympics basketball, combining for five gold medals. Both United States superstars added more to their legacy by climbing multiple all-time leaderboards, including Durant moving into ninth place in scoring and James taking second place in steals.
James totaled 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in USA's 103-86 win over South Sudan.
Durant came off the bench and picked up 14 points with 2 three-pointers, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
Durant's 14 points allowed him to move to ninth place all-time with 472 points - passing Drazen Petrovic of Yugoslavia and Croatia and Drazen Dalipagic of Yugoslavia, who both had 461 points. Durant remains just 3 points behind eighth placed Sergei Belov of Soviet Union.
Most points scored all-time at the Olympics
James' five assists saw the two-time Olympic gold medalist to move into fifth place on the all-time charts with 102, moving past Matthew Dellavedova of Australia and just five behind Argentina legend Manu Ginobili.
Most assists all-time at the Olympics
*Active players The assist was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1976.
Both stars took steps up the steals leaderboard. James now ranks tied for second all-time on 38 steals alongside Spain's Rudy Fernandez, Australia's Patty Mills and USA's Chris Paul. Durant's three steals moved him into the top 10, pulling past Facundo Campazzo of Argentina, Spain's Ricky Rubio and France's Nando de Colo with 28.
Most steals all-time at the Olympics
*Active players The steal was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1996.
James and Durant both have been part of the USA's dominant run over the years and both moved up the games won list. James has been part of 23 USA victories to tie for 5th place and Durant is tied for 8th with 22 wins.
Most games won all-time at the Olympics
*Active players
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