Kevin Durant and Other NBA Stars Eyeing Participation in Paris Olympics

Kevin Durant’s summer vacation has come to an end and he intends to travel to France for work next summer and some of the other NBA stars are hoping to join him.

Stephen Curry among them.

Durant — among other star players, including the king of three-pointers — indicated Monday at team media day that he intends to represent his country at the upcoming Paris Olympics when the United States will try to win its fifth gold medal. consecutive. If he plays and the Americans win, he will be the first male player with four basketball golds.

“I will compete in the Olympics next year,” Durante said during the Phoenix media day.

Curry basically said the same thing, since if he wants to play, basically the team will find a place for him.

“I definitely want to be there,” Curry said at Golden State’s media day.

Others who expressed themselves similarly are: Bam Adebayo, who is committed to the team, while DeMar DeRozan, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell, Khris Middleton, Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Fred VanVleet and Brook Lopez expressed that they will play if asked. Kyrie Irving indicated last week and Draymond Green on a previous occasion that they want another chance at the Olympics.

This is clear: there are 12 places and more than 12 interested players. It’s a big problem for USA Basketball.

Who also intends to play: Joel Embiid. Although it is not clear what uniform he will wear.

Embiid is not a player without a country, rather he is a player with several options, because he has not decided on the country he wants to represent. He is eligible to play for the United States or France because he has dual nationality — and his country of birth, Cameroon, could still qualify for the Paris Games.

“MY goal is to play in the Olympics,” Embiid acknowledged. “I like all three options.”

When will Embiid decide? “I’ll probably make a decision in the next few days,” she said.

Others who have shown interest include Zion Williamson, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Kuzma. Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis are also not ruled out.

2023-10-03 00:03:10
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