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LeBron James carrying the US flag is a slap in the face to real Olympic athletes
Handing flag-bearing rights to the NBA star and tennis's Coco Gauff sums up the Games' alarming direction of travel July 26, 2024 12:58 pm(Updated 4:30 pm) James has unwittingly become a pawn in the Games’ commercialisation (Photo: Getty)Team USA …