The United States men’s basketball national team concluded their second day of training camp at UNLV in Las Vegas this afternoon.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant has missed the first two days of training camp due to a minor calf strain. Coach Steve Kerr said Durant tweaked his calf a few days before camp, and they are just being precautionary with him and the injury is day to day.
Today marked the first time the national team scrimmaged against the 12-man USA select team.
Suns star Devin Booker was involved in several clips, including a nice drive and pass to Joel Embiid for a dunk and hitting a mid-range jumper off a pass from Anthony Edwards. Durant attended the practice, but was on the bench and did get shots up after it was over.
Below are some pictures and videos of Booker and Durant from today:
(Via NBA, USA Basketball, Suns, Arizona Sports’ Kellan Olson/ X)
Book laces up for today’s #USABMNT practice in Las Vegas! #NBAKicks pic.twitter.com/Jw1WUZTB5A
— ???? #NBAKicks ???? (@NBAKicks) July 7, 2024
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 8, 2024
On loop. ????
???????? #USABMNT x @DevinBook pic.twitter.com/vclwgY9rlJ
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 7, 2024
Book ➡️ Embiid #USABMNT
pic.twitter.com/dpnNW4I3HQ— Burn City Suns Talk ????️ (@BurnCitySuns) July 7, 2024
"KNOCK DOWN BOOK!"
Ant ➡️ DBook
Select Team vs. National Team #USABMNT pic.twitter.com/kIODMGpopv
— NBA (@NBA) July 7, 2024
Putting in the work ???? #TeamUSA #USAB pic.twitter.com/x1Z4pTd7kZ
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 8, 2024
KD buckets ????#TeamUSA #USAB pic.twitter.com/XRHGbLhXCc
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 8, 2024
Booker forces a turnover pic.twitter.com/JI6rvUCKjX
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 7, 2024
Kevin Durant staying involved on the bench pic.twitter.com/rdLIEKTuFB
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 7, 2024
Kevin Durant getting shots up after practice pic.twitter.com/bv6c0LkE7e
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 7, 2024
One piece of basketball advice from KD:
“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard… in everything, not just basketball." #USABMNT https://t.co/X9yx3p3atW pic.twitter.com/3TUIuuFUNr
— NBA (@NBA) July 7, 2024
One piece of basketball advice from Devin Booker:
“Keep shooting… [got it from] my mom and my dad” #USABMNT https://t.co/0lDnA3X0dQ pic.twitter.com/hWQ8KEPsN5
— NBA (@NBA) July 7, 2024
Booked his ticket back ☑️☑️#USABMNT | @DevinBook pic.twitter.com/rYzJnb7m74
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 8, 2024
Team USA will play five exhibition games before it heads to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the first of which will be on July 10 in Vegas against Team Canada. Their first matchup of the Olympics will be on July 28 against Serbia.
July means it's USA Basketball Showcase time!
Catch the ???????? #USABMNT in five exhibitions ahead of the 2024 Olympics! pic.twitter.com/VWtEdzyA1M
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 1, 2024
Stay tuned to burncitysports.com for more coverage of Durant, Booker and Team USA leading up to the Olympics.
WATCH: Kevin Durant, Devin Booker at Day 1 of Team USA training camp
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
