Kevin Durant stands alone in U.S. Olympic basketball scoring history.
Kevin Durant , of the United States, is fouled by JT Thor, of South Sudan, in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics , Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. Durant is now the career leader in points for the U.S. in Olympic competition, passing Lisa Leslie for the mark during the Americans’ quarterfinal game against Brazil on Tuesday.Durant’s basket with 3:06 left in the third quarter gave him six points in the game and 489 in his four Olympic appearances.
“Training staffs, the work that we put in, just keeping my body ready and just staying in the gym, to be honest,” Durant said when asked last week what he attributes to his longevity. "He’s one of the most efficient players that ever played this game," U.S. teammate — and Phoenix Suns teammate — Devin Booker said of Durant.
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