Kevin Durantstar of the Phoenix Sunsassured this Monday that he will play in the 2024 Paris Games with the United States team, on the media day prior to the start of the NBA.
“I’m going to be at the Games next year,” he said. Durant at a press conference.
Durant35, confirmed his participation in Paris 2024, a Games to which the Los Angeles Lakers star is also aiming LeBron James and in which the American team seeks revenge after its sporting failure in the last World Cup.
‘KD’ He will compete in Paris for what would be his fourth Olympic gold, after London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021).
His official announcement of participation in the Games comes shortly after he also LeBron confirmed his interest, at the Lakers’ media day.
“I’m interested, we’ll see what happens. On a physical level, I’ll see at the end of the season. But I don’t think there will be much wear and tear, we’ll see what happens,” he said. LeBronwho won Olympic gold in Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
In the United States there is speculation about the possibility that the biggest stars of the NBA will commit to competing in Paris to form a new ‘Dream Team’.
Last September, the portal ‘The Athletic’ cited NBA sources and reported that LeBron is working to convince other NBA champions to join the expedition and has already obtained the approval of Steph Curry, Durant, Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum y Draymond Green.
Devin Booker, Damian Lillard, De’Aaron Fox y Kyrie Irvingwho was a companion of LeBron in the Cleveland Cavaliersare also considering the idea of joining the Olympic team, according to that information.
The United States has experienced two major upsets in the last two Basketball World Cups and, in the last one, they lost in the semifinals against Germany, the eventual champions.
The team trained by Steve Kerr also lost against Canada the match for third place.
The Paris Games will be held from July 26 to August 11.
The United States has won gold in the last four editions of the Games and in seven of the last eight.
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