Kevin Durant will be sidelined for the Team USA exhibition game against Canada due to a calf strain.
Team USA will begin its preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics without Kevin Durant.
Durant suffered a calf strain injury and will be sidelined for the Team USA exhibition game vs. Canada.
"I feel better," Durant said after Tuesday's practice in Las Vegas. "I was working out probably about 10 days before training camp [when I got hurt]. So, just working through it and taking it day by day."
Nevertheless, Durant hopes to be ready for the friendly games in Abu Dhabi, where Team USA will play Australia (July 15) and Serbia (July 17). Durant will aim to win a record-setting fourth gold medal with Team USA.
"He's already doing on the side, so not with the team, but strengthening, treatment," Team USA coach Steve Kerr said. "So, he said he's feeling pretty good. We'll just keep taking it day by day. It won't be long before he's out on the court with us."
Durant, who will turn 36 in September, has dealt with a host of leg injuries over the past few years, missing the entire 2019-20 season with a torn right Achilles he suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals and then playing totals of 35, 55 and 47 games over the next three seasons.
He played 75 games in the last season for the Phoenix Suns, averaging 27.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.0 assists.
"All we did was a walkthrough today, pretty much," Kerr continued. "You saw the end of it. No live contact today. So, everybody should be good to go tomorrow. You know, I've got to talk to the training staff. There's some bumps and bruises, but I don't anticipate anything major."
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