Kevin Durant is back. And in his debut with the U.S. Olympic team this summer, he didn't miss a beat at the Paris Games.
Didn't miss much of anything, in fact.
Durant the all-time leading scorer in U.S. men's Olympic history scored 23 points on 8-for-9 shooting in just under 17 minutes of action Sunday, helping the Americans roll past Serbia 110-84 in the Olympic opener for both teams. It was Durant's debut this summer after spending about a month dealing with a calf strain, one that occasionally had him worried that he'd miss the Paris Games.
I eased him in," U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. "He didn't ease himself in.
Not one bit. Durant had five 3-pointers in the first half, and a fadeaway at the buzzer as he fell to the floor gave the U.S. a 58-49 lead going to the locker room. He missed his only shot from the floor in the second half, but the U.S. defense had taken over at that point and turned the game into a runaway.
Oh, man, Durant said of the one shot he missed. Felt good ..
