Kevin Durant available off the bench for Team USA Olympic matchup vs. Serbia

Kevin Durant is available to play in Team USA’s opening game of the 2024 Olympics on Sunday against Serbia after missing camp and all of the United States’ exhibition games due to a calf injury.

The Phoenix Suns forward has been working through a strained calf since Team USA opened camp on July 6. He missed all five exhibition games in the run up to the Olympics but practiced for the first time on July 19.

Durant will come off the bench, but his Suns teammate Devin Booker will start.

🇺🇸 #USABMNT Olympic Opener Starting Five

📺 @nbc @peacock #Paris2024 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/NE8VAv8UbH

— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 28, 2024

Durant enters his fourth Olympic basketball tournament as USA’s all-time leader in points (435) and points per game (19.6), sits at third in total rebounds (118) and blocks (16) and is fourth in assists (71). He has won three Olympic gold medals (2012, 2016, 2020).

Team USA’s Paris Olympics game schedule

Team USA will take on Serbia on Sunday at 8:15 a.m., South Sudan (July 31) and Puerto Rico (Aug. 3) in Group C of Olympic play.

The group stage, which consists of three games, will air on NBC.

Related

Devin Booker releases camcorder footage from Olympics opening ceremonyPhoenix Suns agree to deal with Tyus Jones, expect to start new PGCardinals CB Will Johnson confident about health headed into Year 2Carson Beck takes another step despite sloppy offensive showing at training campDillingham wants ASU’s starting QB named by 9-10 days ahead of opener at the latestDiamondbacks will not make a trade that leads to luxury tax penalties