On July 24, The Athletic journalist Joe Vardon wrote an analysis on Kevin Durant’s prospects for return. He stated that despite Durant missing five of Team USA’s summer exhibition games due to a strained left calf, the team has no intention of replacing him.
Durant injured his left calf during training, and both coaches and executives of Team USA have expressed doubts about whether he will be fit to play in the Olympic opener against Serbia on Sunday.
Team USA must decide by Friday if they will make a replacement. If Durant is not swapped out and his calf injury remains unresolved, the team will compete with only eleven players at the Olympics.
However, Team USA has decided to take a chance on Durant. They believe that even if he is not ready for the opening game of the Paris Olympics, he should be prepared before the team enters the knockout rounds. Durant is the all-time leading scorer for Team USA in the Olympics (435 points) and averages 29 points per game in elimination matches. The team would rather have him available for the knockout stages than replace him with another player.
Team USA firmly believes that Durant is worth the wait.
The Olympic group stage opener for Team USA against Serbia is scheduled for July 28 at 11:15 PM.
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