Kevin Durant recently announced that he plans to play in the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Speaking with ESPN, Durant said that he’s looking forward to competing for his 5th gold medal. He also clarified that the Paris Games would not be his last Olympic appearance.
“You guys, the media, have projected that,” Durant said. “That narrative, where did the last dance thing come from? I didn’t say I wasn’t playing. LeBron said he wasn’t. You didn’t hear that from me or Steph.”
James has already said he will not participate, and Curry hasn’t given a definite answer. When it comes to Durant, he’s eagerly anticipating the LA Games.
“Hell yeah, I want to play,” Durant said. “I would love to. But I’ve got to stay on top of my game. I’m not expecting; I want to produce on the floor and make Grant and whoever is making the decisions want to put me on the team. And I don’t want — not just for seniority. I want to still prove I can help the team win.”
“Today, yeah I feel like I’ll put my name in that hat,” he continued.
Durant also dismissed the notion that global basketball is catching up to the In the NBA, an American player hasn’t won the Most Valuable Player award since James Harden received the honor in 2018.
“I just don’t like the talk around the USA versus European style of how you approach the game,” Durant explained. “All I hear is, ‘AAU is destroying the game; the Euros do it right while the Americans do it wrong.’
“It’s a lot of bulls— with that. I can read between the lines on that. It’s a shot at Black Americans. We’re controlling the sport,” he went on. “They’re tired of us controlling the sport.”
“‘France is coming for you.’ Really? We smacked them boys,” Durant added.
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