(Photo : Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) SAITAMA, JAPAN – Kevin Durant (#7) of Team United States celebrates following the United States’ victory over France within the Men’s Basketball Finals sport on day 15 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 07, 2021 in Saitama, Japan.
Team USA is one man down throughout their coaching camp in Las Vegas in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is reportedly grappling with a calf pressure, in accordance with Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic.
While the damage is minor, Team USA is taking excessive precautions by excluding the two-time NBA Finals MVP from coaching camp.
Durant didn’t take part throughout crew practices on Saturday and Sunday (July 6 and seven) following the gamers’ arrival on the facility final Friday, July 5.
The nationwide crew will play 5 exhibition video games earlier than heading to Paris, with the primary sport towards Team Canada on Wednesday, July 10, on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Durant’s standing on this sport is unsure.
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Team USA head coach Steve Kerr has confirmed that Durant is taken into account day-to-day, with warning being the precedence.
The 35-year-old is a three-time Olympic gold medalist (2012, 2016, and 2020) and the all-time main scorer in USA basketball historical past.
Kevin Durant’s tough historical past with calf pressure
Calf strains are a tough damage that would result in extra extreme points.
Durant notably tore his proper Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals after getting back from a month-long layoff attributable to a calf pressure.
The 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player missed the whole 2020-21 NBA season as a result of severe damage.
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