Kevin Durant returns to practice with Team USA one week before Olympics

Kevin Durant practiced with the U.S. Olympic team on Friday, a major step toward getting him back on track for the Paris Games.

Kevin Durant practiced with the U.S. Olympic basketball team on Friday, a major step toward getting him back on track for the Paris Games that open next week. It was Durant's first time on the floor with the team this summer. He strained his calf a few days before the July 6 start of training camp in Las Vegas and missed the team's first three exhibition games. 'I've seen progress every day,' Durant told reporters before practice in London, where the U.S.

men's program at the Olympics — Durant has scored 435 points in Olympic play, 99 more than fellow three-time gold medalist Carmelo Anthony — seems on the brink of making an already-deep team even deeper. 'More firepower, more leadership, more experience in the FIBA game,' three-time Olympic medalist LeBron James said. 'We welcome his return. We're looking forward to him being back out there. … Anytime we can add a piece like that it's great for our ballclub.

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