
USA basketball star Durant 'going to be okay' for Olympics
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Abu Dhabi: USA men s basketball team head coach Steve Kerr has downplayed Kevin Durant s calf injury that has kept the three time Olympic gold medalli...
Abu Dhabi: USA men's basketball team head coach Steve Kerr has downplayed Kevin Durant's calf injury that has kept the three-time Olympic gold medallist from training with the group ahead of the Paris Games.
Team USA touched down in Abu Dhabi on Friday ahead of two scheduled exhibition games against Australia (July 15) and Serbia (July 17) as they ramp up their preparations for the Olympics.
Durant, who suffered a calf strain two weeks ago, was present at Saturday's session at the NYU Abu Dhabi campus but once again did not join his teammates in practice.
Kerr remains unconcerned, though, and says they have not discussed any contingency plans to replace the Phoenix Suns forward on the roster.
"He won't practise with the team today, he'll continue to do individual work," Kerr told reporters in the UAE capital on Saturday.