Kevin Durant had a lot to say when Group USA confronted South Sudan of their second recreation of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
The South Sudanese staff has emerged as one of many nice sporting underdog tales, however they have been all the time going to be preventing an uphill battle in opposition to Group USA, and Kevin Durant was positive to make their lives even tougher.
Whereas capturing a pair of free throws, Durant taunted South Sudan head coach and shut buddy Royal Ivey with some pointed trash speak throughout the recreation.
The longer term Corridor of Famer might be heard telling Ivey on not less than two events, “Y’all n**gasoline ain’t robust”.
KD instructed them they ain’t robust 😂 pic.twitter.com/I1MU3l0G43
— LEEZUS (@AndrewLeezus) August 1, 2024
Durant and Ivey have been teammates on the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and are shut buddies to today, so that is seemingly just a few pleasant competitors and nothing actually hostile.
Nonetheless, the South Sudanese staff would have good purpose to disagree with Durant’s feedback. They’ve arguably proven extra toughness of their unlikely journey to Paris than every other staff. That a lot was clear when Royal Ivey just lately opened as much as reporters about among the challenges his staff has confronted.
“We don’t have the pleasure of getting a gymnasium, dorms, and different amenities,” Ivey stated. “We had a troublesome coaching camp in Rwanda, then traveled to Spain, transferring round rather a lot, taking lengthy flights, and giving up exit rows to my 7-footers. These are the issues individuals don’t speak about. They don’t see us getting delayed for seven hours within the airport whereas we’re in Chad.
“Luol Deng has been funding this factor for 4 years out of his personal pocket,” Ivey added. “He pays for gyms, lodges, aircraft tickets — all the things. Kudos to Luol and the workers. We wouldn’t have been in a position to put this staff collectively with out them.”
After starting their debut Olympic marketing campaign with a win over Puerto Rico, after which dropping to the USA, South Sudan will play Serbia of their closing pool recreation on Saturday at 3pm ET.
READ MORE: ‘It Nonetheless Doesn’t Really feel Actual’: Inside South Sudan’s Unlikely Run to the Olympics
