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USA Basketball forward Kevin Durant is reportedly expected to return from a calf strain injury for his first practice with the Olympic team in London on Friday (July 19), sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Athletic's Shams Charania on Friday (July 19).
"Sources: Kevin Durant is expected to return to Team USA practice today in London – his first with this Olympic team – and could make his debut in one of exhibition games vs. South Sudan on Saturday or vs. Germany on Monday. He is returning from a strained calf," Charania wrote on his X account.
Durant, 35, USA Basketball's leading point scorer in Olympic history, suffered the injury prior to the July 6 start of training camp and missed the team's first three exhibition wins against Canada in Las Vegas, as well as Australia and Serbia at Abu Dhabi.
“I’ve seen progress every day,” Durant told reporters before practice in London via Yahoo Sports. “It’s one of those things. Just got to monitor it every day. I’ll see how I feel after I do certain exercises. My thing is to keep running and see what happens."
Durant has scored 435 total points in Olympic play, having won gold at the last three summer Olympic games, which included being named Most Valuable Player for the pandemic-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics Men's tournament.
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