Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant said he will play in the 2016 Rio Olympics despite his impending free agency.
The All-Star forward told his decision to ESPN.com's Royce Young on Monday (via ESPN.com's Marc Stein). Durant's commitment comes within hours of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry's announcement that he would skip the Games to recover from knee and ankle injuries suffered during the playoffs.
Durant, 27, was a member of the gold-medal-winning USA team at the 2012 London Olympics. He led all U.S. players in scoring (19.5 points) while playing a team-high 209 minutes. He scored 30 points in the United States' win over Spain for the gold medal and was named to ESPN.com's All-Olympics first team.
Durant has long been committed to playing in Rio, as he told Stein in September 2014, but there are a number of mitigating factors that could have changed his decision.
The 2014 NBA MVP is set to hit unrestricted free agency in July, when he will command attention from every team he grants a meeting. His free agency is among the biggest in NBA history and could reshape the league's competitive balance. While the Olympic ...
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Kevin Durant Says He Will Play for Team USA at 2016 Rio Olympics
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