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Carmelo Anthony becomes all-time leading Olympic scorer for Team USA

The first American male basketball player to appear in four Olympics, Anthony passed LeBron James on the career scoring list during Wednesday's game against Australia.

<p><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11px;"> USA forward Carmelo Anthony (15) celebrates after a three pointer against Australia during men's basketball preliminary round in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports</span></p>

Carmelo Anthony is the most prolific scorer in U.S. men's Olympic basketball history.

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The first American male basketball player to appear in four Olympics, Anthony passed LeBron James on the career scoring list during Wednesday's game against Australia. Anthony opened the game by making three 3-pointers and then moved past James, his close friend, with another 3 from the left wing with 1:08 left in the first quarter.

Anthony finished Wednesday's game with 31 points, including nine three-point field goals.

Congrats @carmeloanthony! #USABMNT #Knicks pic.twitter.com/8wU8hvBOpu
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) August 10, 2016

Melo is on 🔥🔥🔥 right now! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/d86m8k2yy1
— NBCSN (@NBCSN) August 10, 2016

James, who skipped a chance to play in his fourth games after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to an NBA title this season, scored 273 points during appearances in Athens, Beijing and London. David Robinson (270) is third on the scoring list followed by Michael Jordan (256) and Charles Barkley (231).

Anthony has played in 26 Olympic games, another U.S. record.