Michael Scotto: Kevin Durant will miss Team USA’s game against Canada tomorrow, coach Steve Kerr says.
Source: Twitter @MikeAScotto
Source: Twitter @MikeAScotto
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Notes from Team USA training camp: Kawhi Leonard to play vs. Canada, Kevin Durant is out.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/notes… – 8:11 PM
Notes from Team USA training camp: Kawhi Leonard to play vs. Canada, Kevin Durant is out.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/notes… – 8:11 PM
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On a Team USA squad with different generations, I wrote about how someone from the older generation (Kevin Durant) inspired someone from the newer generation (Anthony Edwards).
I spoke with KD about that role he has held + Ant’s excitement to team up: arizonasports.com/story/3550256/… – 7:54 PM
On a Team USA squad with different generations, I wrote about how someone from the older generation (Kevin Durant) inspired someone from the newer generation (Anthony Edwards).
I spoke with KD about that role he has held + Ant’s excitement to team up: arizonasports.com/story/3550256/… – 7:54 PM
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Steve Kerr announced today that Suns star Kevin Durant will miss tomorrow’s game for Team USA against Canada in Las Vegas. – 6:59 PM
Steve Kerr announced today that Suns star Kevin Durant will miss tomorrow’s game for Team USA against Canada in Las Vegas. – 6:59 PM
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Kevin Durant won’t play against Canada. The question is, will Steph Curry and LeBron James open the game together on the court? They were with different groups during Tuesday’s Team USA walk through, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56272… – 6:45 PM
Kevin Durant won’t play against Canada. The question is, will Steph Curry and LeBron James open the game together on the court? They were with different groups during Tuesday’s Team USA walk through, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56272… – 6:45 PM
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Let me preface this by saying this Team USA squad shouldn’t be in this position in #Paris2024.
BUT.
Who do you want taking the final shot for Team USA down two with seven seconds left in the gold medal game?
LeBron James.
Kevin Durant.
Stephen Curry.
Someone else. #TeamUSA – 6:16 PM
Let me preface this by saying this Team USA squad shouldn’t be in this position in #Paris2024.
BUT.
Who do you want taking the final shot for Team USA down two with seven seconds left in the gold medal game?
LeBron James.
Kevin Durant.
Stephen Curry.
Someone else. #TeamUSA – 6:16 PM
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Kevin Durant injury will keep him sidelined for Team USA vs. Canada, but star hopes to play next week cbssports.com/nba/news/kevin… – 6:15 PM
Kevin Durant injury will keep him sidelined for Team USA vs. Canada, but star hopes to play next week cbssports.com/nba/news/kevin… – 6:15 PM
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Kevin Durant (calf strain) ruled out for USA in pre-Olympic game Wednesday in Vegas vs. Canada.
Canada to practice here in a couple of hours – 5:12 PM
Kevin Durant (calf strain) ruled out for USA in pre-Olympic game Wednesday in Vegas vs. Canada.
Canada to practice here in a couple of hours – 5:12 PM
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Steve Kerr gives an update on Kevin Durant, who will not play in tomorrow’s Team USA scrimmage vs. Canada pic.twitter.com/bXEKtW24qS – 4:54 PM
Steve Kerr gives an update on Kevin Durant, who will not play in tomorrow’s Team USA scrimmage vs. Canada pic.twitter.com/bXEKtW24qS – 4:54 PM
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Suns’ Kevin Durant on Duke’s Cooper Flagg at USA Basketball camp: “He looks like a hell of a player. … He’s 17 years old coming in here playing like a vet almost. No emotion. Just going out there and doing his job. That’s a good sign.” pic.twitter.com/IupKki3c8T – 4:49 PM
Suns’ Kevin Durant on Duke’s Cooper Flagg at USA Basketball camp: “He looks like a hell of a player. … He’s 17 years old coming in here playing like a vet almost. No emotion. Just going out there and doing his job. That’s a good sign.” pic.twitter.com/IupKki3c8T – 4:49 PM
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Kevin Durant said he hurt his calf about 10 days before camp and is taking it day by day. Said he hopes to play in the Abu Dhabi portion of the trip, which is the next leg of it. – 4:42 PM
Kevin Durant said he hurt his calf about 10 days before camp and is taking it day by day. Said he hopes to play in the Abu Dhabi portion of the trip, which is the next leg of it. – 4:42 PM
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Kevin Durant to miss Team USA exhibition vs. Canada with calf strain @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56272… – 4:40 PM
Kevin Durant to miss Team USA exhibition vs. Canada with calf strain @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56272… – 4:40 PM
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Steve Kerr said Kevin Durant won’t play against Canada tomorrow but that everyone else should. Durant missed his fourth straight practice with a calf strain. – 4:38 PM
Steve Kerr said Kevin Durant won’t play against Canada tomorrow but that everyone else should. Durant missed his fourth straight practice with a calf strain. – 4:38 PM
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Kevin Durant will miss Team USA’s game against Canada tomorrow, coach Steve Kerr says. – 4:37 PM
Kevin Durant will miss Team USA’s game against Canada tomorrow, coach Steve Kerr says. – 4:37 PM
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Steve Kerr confirms Kevin Durant won’t play in tomorrow’s exhibition. Said Durant is doing plenty of stuff on the side and it won’t be long until he is back on the court with the team – 4:37 PM
Steve Kerr confirms Kevin Durant won’t play in tomorrow’s exhibition. Said Durant is doing plenty of stuff on the side and it won’t be long until he is back on the court with the team – 4:37 PM
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Kevin Durant will not play in Team USA’s exhibition game tomorrow night against Canada
Steve Kerr expects KD back soon – 4:37 PM
Kevin Durant will not play in Team USA’s exhibition game tomorrow night against Canada
Steve Kerr expects KD back soon – 4:37 PM
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America has assembled arguably the greatest roster ever for the Olympics:
Bam Adebayo
Devin Booker
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Joel Embiid
Tyrese Haliburton
Jrue Holiday
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
Jayson Tatum
Dream Team 2.0 in full effect 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/OfwGFPS0Lq – 11:13 AM
America has assembled arguably the greatest roster ever for the Olympics:
Bam Adebayo
Devin Booker
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Joel Embiid
Tyrese Haliburton
Jrue Holiday
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
Jayson Tatum
Dream Team 2.0 in full effect 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/OfwGFPS0Lq – 11:13 AM
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LeBron has been in the top 5 NBA players in jersey sales for 21 consecutive seasons
The next most top 5 appearances during that span: Kobe (12), Steph (9), KD (7) pic.twitter.com/KWLfACjkhF – 8:30 AM
LeBron has been in the top 5 NBA players in jersey sales for 21 consecutive seasons
The next most top 5 appearances during that span: Kobe (12), Steph (9), KD (7) pic.twitter.com/KWLfACjkhF – 8:30 AM
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Setting the record straight on Kevin Durant “trade rumors, how he and the Suns are covered, and basketball over narratives – bit.ly/3VTAHSc via @PHNX_Suns – 12:08 AM
Setting the record straight on Kevin Durant “trade rumors, how he and the Suns are covered, and basketball over narratives – bit.ly/3VTAHSc via @PHNX_Suns – 12:08 AM
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Michael Scotto: I asked Kevin Durant for his impressions of potential No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. He replied, “He looked like a hell of a player. He’s somebody that’s only going to get better with more experience. He’s 17 years old coming in here playing like he’s a vet almost. No emotion.” pic.twitter.com/Q1FOn0aT55 -via Twitter @MikeAScotto / July 9, 2024
ClutchPoints: “Playing alongside [Kevin Durant]… I want to see the Olympic KD. I’ve been watching on TV. When he makes all the shots in the Olympics. It’s time for me to see. I want to watch it from the bench now.” — Anthony Edwards 🗣️ (via @YahooSports) pic.twitter.com/X6gcpKQVs9 -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / July 9, 2024
With the expectation that this will be her last games, Durant is clear: “I’ve got to go see that,” he said. “I was talking to a gymnast the other day and I didn’t know their peak is from like 15 to like 18 or 19 or something like that,” Durant said. “So, for her to be at that age and still elite, of course, yeah, I want to go check her out. I’ve always been a fan of what she was doing. Introduced me to that sport, really. I wasn’t really paying attention much until she started doing her thing. … Simone is somebody who set the tone for what a champion, an Olympian, a winner in life should be.” -via ESPN / July 8, 2024