The USA men’s basketball team just wrapped up their first day of training camp at UNLV in Las Vegas.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Phoenix Suns stars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant are both part of the 12-man roster heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics later this month.
“Good bump. High intensity,” Booker said after practice in a video posted by the NBA. “I’m just inspired by a lot of these guys. Day one, we already (got) to scrimmaging. That’s all I can ask for.”
GREAT Day 1 for #USABMNT! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/oKxBzY5txQ
— NBA (@NBA) July 6, 2024
Here are some interviews and from practice that featured Booker and Durant:
(Kevin Durant interview via Yahoo Sports)
(Highlights via NBA, USA Basketball, Suns, Arizona Sports’ Kellan Olson/ X)
The #USABMNT arrives to the gym for the first day of training camp! ???????? ???? pic.twitter.com/Mc2bK4ZpT3
— NBA (@NBA) July 6, 2024
???? Kevin Durant’s ???????? Nike KD 17! #USABMNT #NBAKicks pic.twitter.com/7YpM2fbFe5
— ???? #NBAKicks ???? (@NBAKicks) July 6, 2024
Dude, we're getting the band back together.
???????? #USABMNT pic.twitter.com/GB9gGpbzgL
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 6, 2024
Another Olympic run? Book it. pic.twitter.com/AOrsUpb0tW
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 6, 2024
Teammates now pic.twitter.com/elgztM6nDF
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 6, 2024
Devin Booker on the responsibility of playing for Team USA and accepting how limited a role could be on a team like this.
“You trust everybody. You know what everybody has done. … Understanding that you’re representing something bigger than you.” pic.twitter.com/PTf2p9B4Ko
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) July 6, 2024
First day of school vibes ????#TeamUSA #USAB pic.twitter.com/GOIgVn5CnB
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 7, 2024
Day one smiles ????#TeamUSA #USAB pic.twitter.com/r7VF8vPYQH
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 7, 2024
Summer vibes in Flagstaff ➡️ @usabasketball
Caught up with Book on Day 1 of Team USA practice to see what he’s been up to in the offseason ????️ pic.twitter.com/HumTqECiOy
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 7, 2024
"Energy was high, intensity was high, communication was high…I’m feeding off of everybody else – learning from everybody and just enjoying it.”
Book speaks to media after practice on Day 1 of @usabasketball training camp???? pic.twitter.com/2l4BfOiFcV
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 7, 2024
Stay tuned ???? pic.twitter.com/dfkFVf1T8q
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 7, 2024
Going for gold ???? pic.twitter.com/mmOuD8MMFG
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 7, 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 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.
Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Team USA arrive for training camp in Las Vegas
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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
