United States men’s basketball national team coach Steve Kerr revealed the status of Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant for tomorrow’s exhibition game against Team Canada after practice today.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Durant will not play in Team USA’s first exhibition game in Las Vegas after missing all four days of training camp with a minor calf strain. However, as reported by Arizona Sports‘ Kellan Olson, Kerr added that “Durant is doing plenty of stuff on the side and it won’t be long until he is back on the court with the team.”
Steve Kerr confirms Kevin Durant won’t play in tomorrow’s exhibition. Said Durant is doing plenty of stuff on the side and it won’t be long until he is back on the court with the team
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 9, 2024
According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, “Durant said he hurt his calf about 10 days before camp and is taking it day by day. Said he hopes to play in the Abu Dhabi portion of the trip, which is the next leg of it.”
Kevin Durant said he hurt his calf about 10 days before camp and is taking it day by day. Said he hopes to play in the Abu Dhabi portion of the trip, which is the next leg of it.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) July 9, 2024
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
Tomorrow’s game against Canada tips off at 7:30 p.m. MST from Las Vegas and will be available to watch on FS1. Team USA plays five exhibition games with the next two after Canada in Abu Dhabi on July 15 (Australia) and 17 (Serbia).
The @usabasketball Showcase Schedule ????
Watch #USABMNT take on Canada Wednesday at 10:30pm/et on FS1! pic.twitter.com/lSNqqPzJNw
— NBA (@NBA) July 9, 2024
USA begins play in the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 28 against Serbia.
Report: Kevin Durant sidelined for start of Team USA training camp with calf strain
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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
