Kevin Durant has defined how Staff USA’s star-studded squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics got here collectively.
The ringleader, in fact, was LeBron James.
“Final summer season, ‘Bron began texting everyone, giving his enter on who all of us suppose must be on the group, and (asking) if everyone was taking part in,” Durant advised The Athletic’s Sam Amick. “Once we begin sending these (sorts of) texts out, I type of knew we have been all going to get collectively and that this was a particular time.
“I knew Steph was going to play. He had by no means been on an Olympic group earlier than. He had a World Championship however wished the Olympic medal. So it was a no brainer, particularly when these two dedicated, and as soon as the group was constructed, I type of knew it was going to be particular.”
Curry additionally had a narrative to inform about how issues got here collectively.
“In ’22, once we have been on our means again from Boston, I made a joke (with Kerr) about how that is the one factor I hadn’t performed, and just about softly dedicated there,” Curry advised The Athletic.
“(Then) final September, watching the World Cup and understanding that this was one thing I hadn’t performed. I felt wholesome, and in a position to do it, so that might be one thing I might need to do. Similar factor ‘Ok’ mentioned. The texts began flying.”
The tip outcome was spectacular, with the US successful its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Steph Curry was particularly essential in Staff USA’s success, with 36 factors in opposition to Serbia within the semifinal and 24 factors in opposition to France within the ultimate.
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