Any doubts about the Suns star's return from injury were quickly quelled. Plus, LeBron James is back for more hardware while Jayson Tatum surprisingly sits out.
Welcome back, Kevin Durantexpected. Coming off the bench, Durant, whose NBA season ended in April and who missed Team USA’s five exhibition games with a calf injury, scored 23 points in 17 minutes of play. He made eight of his nine shots, three of his four threes and finished the game at +20.
When this team was assembled, Durant appeared like a luxury. It’s clear now he remains as important as ever to USA Basketball’s success.After spearheading the recruitment of America’s top stars back to the Olympics, James, at nearly 40,in it. James was masterful Sunday, finishing with 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Operating as a point forward, James orchestrated the U.S. offense flawlessly and was a menace in transition.
“The beauty of tonight , we played a lot of random basketball on the offensive side and defensively we were talking to one another throughout the whole game,” Durant said. “That communication and random basketball made us tough to stop.” “I went with the combinations that made sense,” Kerr said. “That was for tonight. handled it well. He’ll make his mark.”
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