Kevin Durant is not in the mood to come sightseeing next summer. While he should be part of the Team USA group for the Paris Olympic Games, the Suns winger will seek his fourth Olympic gold medal, a record in basketball. The American selection should look very good, and this immensely talented squad must have the mission of sending a message according to “KD”.
Beaten then mishandled in Tokyo by the French team, the US selection remains in another failure during the last World Cup, finishing in fourth place last summer, four years after falling in the quarter-finals against the Blues. For Kevin Durant, there is no longer a question of experiencing the slightest hitch, Team USA must flex its muscles.
A 4th Olympic gold medal in sight
“ It's always interesting to see how you work and what makes you be yourself because all the big names will be there » he considered in an interview with the media Boardroom, of which he is one of the owners. “ I'm looking forward to it, and then having four medals, I think I'll be the first… Let's go get it. I really want us to send a message to show how dominant players we are. Wins of 40, 50 points. I want to do that. »
If on paper, Team USA should line up enough to have the means to assume the status of favorite, the recent examples are so many reminders of the gap which has continued to narrow between the United States and the rest of the world in recent years.
