As part of their training for the Olympic Games, the United States national team is currently in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. On Monday at 6 p.m., they will play Serbia, and on Wednesday at the same time, they will face Australia.
Kevin Durant is unlikely to play in either game since he has not recovered from his calf muscle ailment and is still not participating in team practices.More and more, many are worried about the Suns’ physical health moving ahead. He is in such bad shape that he may not make it onto the Dream Team for the Paris Olympics unless his health improves soon, according to certain American media outlets.
But time can work in his favor; the United States makes its Olympic debut in just two weeks (on the 28th, against Serbia).
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“I know it’s still a couple of weeks before we have to make a decision on the roster,” he replied when questioned about it. “So we’re going to take it one day at a time.”For the time being, the United States squad is keeping quiet about whether or not it has a backup plan in case it needs to recruit a player to replace Durant.
“It’s not something we’ve discussed at this point because we think [Durant] will be fine,” added Kerr.
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USA Basketball wasted little time in bringing in Derrick White, who was meant to join the squad in Abu Dhabi for training today, to fill in for him. If Durant doesn’t make a full recovery, the next concern is if the US has a backup plan. If that’s the case, who would be able to succeed him?
