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PARIS — There is hope that Kevin Durant plays for the U.S. in its Olympic opener against Serbia on Sunday, which means the men’s national team may have 12 players available for the first time this summer.The Americans open their path toward what they hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal when they take on three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and World Cup finalist Serbia in the opener for both teams at the Paris Games. Durant missed all five exhibition games the U.S.
The team convened for its first practice of the summer in Las Vegas on July 6, about a week and a half after Durant strained the calf. He couldn’t take part in practices there, didn’t play in the first exhibition win over Canada before the Americans left for their overseas legs of the pre-Olympic tour and then the waiting game was on.
He has scored 435 points in Olympic play, the most in U.S. men’s history, 99 more than Carmelo Anthony. He is third in rebounds for the U.S. men with 118, seven behind Anthony and six behind David Robinson. He is the all-time U.S. men’s leader in Olympic 3-pointers made with 74 and the all-time leader in free throws made with 69.
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