Of all the stars littering Team USA's basketball roster for the Paris Olympics, none boast as decorated an international resume as Kevin Durant. The future Hall of Fame forward is Team USA's all-time leading scorer and played a central role in winning the last three gold medals. Unfortunately, those who were excited to see Durant thrive in Olympic play again this summer were forced to wait as the Phoenix Suns superstar missed all exhibition matchups with a lingering calf injury.
He was cleared to play ahead of Team USA's first group stage game against Nikola Jokic's Serbia squad. Durant didn't start but came in pretty quickly off the bench and immediately caught fire. He wasted zero time in making his impact felt. Durant went 4-for-4 from the field to start his shift, including 3-for-3 from deep, and gave a big grin to Team USA's bench after his fourth consecutive make.
