PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant, the most decorated player in Team USA men’s basketball Olympics history, is reportedly sidelined for the start of Team USA training camp with a minor calf strain.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported the news on X:
“Kevin Durant – USA men’s leading point scorer in Olympic history – has a minor calf strain and is sidelined to start Team USA training camp in Las Vegas out of precaution, sources tell me and @joevardon.”
Kevin Durant – USA men's leading point scorer in Olympic history – has a minor calf strain and is sidelined to start Team USA training camp in Las Vegas out of precaution, sources tell me and @joevardon. pic.twitter.com/LXKO12OOZ5
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 7, 2024
Charania reports that Durant missed the first two days of training camp yesterday and today and his “status for the team’s first exhibition game Wednesday against Canada is in question, the sources said.”
Durant is Team USA men’s basketball’s all-time Olympic-leading point scorer (435 points) and has scored 640 points overall in his international career (most-ever for Team USA across the Olympics and FIBA). He has been a part of the last three Olympic teams, who have all won the gold medal with Durant as their leading scorer every year.
Kevin Durant’s team USA Olympics stats:
19.8 PPG
5.3 RPG
3.2 APG
1.2 SPG
69.8 TS% (!!!)— 1st in PTS
— 1st 3PM
— 1st in FTM
— 1st in PPG
— T-1st in Gold MedalsGoing for Gold Medal number 4 this summer. pic.twitter.com/oUUFzKmU5C
— NBA World (@NBAW0RLD24) June 23, 2024
Team USA will play five exhibition games before it heads to Paris, the first of which will be on July 10 in Vegas against Team Canada. Their first matchup of the Olympics will not be until 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
Durant has been seen with Team USA in Vegas and Charania says his injury is not considered serious. No player can be replaced after a team submits its final roster to Olympic governors later this month.
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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
