Kevin Durant is but to participate in any USA basketball showcase video games, as but once more the Phoenix Suns star watched on from the bench with an harm.
Will Kevin Durant Play In Any Olympic Video games Warmups?
Though he hasn’t performed in any showcase video games but for the USA this summer time, Kevin Durant’s harm standing stays daily and he might nonetheless characteristic earlier than the Paris Olympic Video games get underway.
Durant was absent from workforce USA’s victory in opposition to Australia on Monday night time however he was nonetheless pictured courtside in Abu Dhabi cheering his teammates on of their sloppy win.
The 35-year-old didn’t participate in any warmups, however when LeBron James informed him to ‘get one up’, the USA’s all time prime factors scorer within the Olympics didn’t hesitate.
LeBron: “Get one up Okay. Put it up.”
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Durant didn’t seem like he was struggling on Monday although and his calf harm might not hold him from competing within the Olympic Video games later this summer time.
After an preliminary evaluation, it appears Durant might not play in both of workforce USA’s showcase video games in Abu Dhabi, with their second match coming in opposition to Serbia on Wednesday.
In keeping with ESPN sources, Durant must be again to full well being in time for the Olympics. “It’s unsure if he’ll play within the two upcoming exhibitions in Abu Dhabi,” stated Marc Spears. “USA Basketball is assured that Durant will probably be wholesome in time to play within the Paris Olympics.”
The USA nonetheless have three exhibition matches to go till their Olympic journey begins and though Durant appears unlikely to characteristic in Abu Dhabi, he might play in both or each of the London video games.
After their conflict in opposition to Nikola Jokic’s Serbia this week, the workforce will head to Europe for the rest of the summer time, with two last showcase video games in opposition to Germany and South Sudan.
