James hooks up his teammates

BEIJING — Everywhere the USA men's basketball team goes, their headphones are sure to follow.

Check out this picture: From left to right, that's Jason Kidd, LeBron James and Michael Redd walking through the mixed zone after beating Germany on Monday wearing the big headphones that were gifts from James. They're wearing "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones."

Below, James talks about why he sprung for the headphones.