Kevin Durant says no determination on enjoying for Group USA in 2024 Olympics .. but

Nets star Kevin Durant says it’s too quickly to decide whether or not or to not signify Group USA within the Paris Olympics.

“I’m undoubtedly not going to make [a decision right] now,” Durant stated after the Nets’ victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. “I might say it’s too early proper now. They respect my timeline and the place we’re in a season. We’re all the time in fixed communication on what we wish to do going ahead. So, I’ll have that dialog when it’s time, however for proper now, I don’t know.”

However that’s not going to cease Group USA from recruiting the celebrity ahead who captained the American crew to a gold medal within the Summer season Olympics in 2021.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who took over head teaching duties of Group USA from Gregg Popovich in December 2021, stated he’d start making an attempt to persuade Durant to play for Group USA as quickly as he noticed him at Barclays Heart.

“I do know [Team USA managing director] Grant [Hill] and [assistant director] Sean Ford have talked to him, and I’ll almost definitely pull him apart tonight, so that will be good,” Kerr stated pregame. “He’s been so dominant with Group USA and he’s a man who simply likes to play, so we’re hoping he decides to maintain going.”

Hill and Kerr had been ready for Durant exterior the Nets’ interview room whereas he was talking to reporters.

Kerr instructed, jokingly, no regular-season or playoff workload for Durant would deter the star ahead from enjoying effectively into the summer season.

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The following occasion on the worldwide basketball calendar is the 2023 FIBA World Cup this summer season held within the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

Durant is averaging slightly below 37 minutes per sport and led the NBA in complete minutes performed earlier than the Nets started to handle his workload of their Dec. 10 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

“Kevin loves basketball,” Kerr stated with fun. “He likes to play. So I’m actually hoping he needs to play the subsequent couple of summers. So we’ll simply wait and see.”

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Durant is Group USA’s all-time main scorer and received 2021 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the 12 months after a standout efficiency within the Tokyo Olympics. He’s a three-time Olympic gold medalist and averaged 20.7 factors per sport throughout the 2021 gold medal run.

Durant was noncommittal about representing Group USA on Wednesday however instructed he would give robust consideration to enjoying within the Olympics subsequent summer season.

“I really like my Group USA household. I all the time wish to signify my nation, my metropolis, my block, my mates, my household,” he stated. “I imply, they offer me the chance to go on that platform in entrance of the entire world and showcase what all my individuals taught me since I used to be a child. So undoubtedly obtained to consider it.”