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Heat unveil Olympic banner for LeBron James

Published: November 3, 2012 Comment on this article

photo - A banner commemorating Miami Heat forward LeBron James' participation on the gold-medal winning U.S. men's basketball team at this summer's London Olympics, far left, was unveiled during a ceremony before the start of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 in Miami. His banner sways next to those honoring previous Heat players who were gold-medal winners: Dwyane Wade (2008), Alonzo Mourning (2000) and Tim Hardaway (2000). (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

A banner commemorating Miami Heat forward LeBron James' participation on the gold-medal winning U.S. men's basketball team at this summer's London Olympics, far left, was unveiled during a ceremony before the start of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 in Miami. His banner sways next to those honoring previous Heat players who were gold-medal winners: Dwyane Wade (2008), Alonzo Mourning (2000) and Tim Hardaway (2000). (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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James averaged 13.3 points at the London Olympics, with the U.S. winning all eight of its games.

Other current and former Heat players have won Olympic gold medals, including Chris Bosh, but the team has only presented banners to those who were part of the organization at the time of their victories.

Bosh and Wade both skipped this year's Olympics because of injuries.

"I went through a lot of mixed emotions this summer," Bosh said. "Yes, I was having a good time. But when I watched the Olympics, it's like, 'Man, I want to be out there. It looks like so much fun.' They played a fun style of basketball."

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