Despite the fears going into the Olympics --and some games that were too close for comfort early on, Team USA came away with their third consecutive gold medal afer a convincing victory over Serbia on Sunday. Usually when the NBA players get back to the States, the discussion focuses on the Olympic Bounce. The Olympic Bounce is when a player comes back from the Olympics and puts together their best NBA season the following year. Some famous examples are: Charles Barkley in 1992-1993, Vince Carter in 2000-2001, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James in 2008-2009, and Bron + Melo again in 2012-2013.
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