There are very few male basketball players with four Olympic medals.
Kevin Durant is the only one with four golds.
Team USAโs Kevin Durant becomes the first player to win four Gold Medals in menโs Olympic basketball history. Durant has also scored the most points in USA Olympic history. The two-time NBA Finals MVP cements himself as the most decorated USA Basketball player ever.
Team USAโs Kevin Durant becomes the first player to win four Gold Medals in menโs Olympic basketball history. Durant has also scored the most points in USA Olympic history. The two-time NBA Finals MVP cements himself as the most decorated USA Basketball player ever.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
Durant won gold at his fourth consecutive Olympics, starting with the 2012 Games in London. He joins Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James as American men with four total medals in basketball, but they only won bronze in 2004 because their coach didnโt play them enough when they were rookies.
Durant’s Impact on Teammates:
KD has been around so long that his American teammates now include players who idolized him while they were growing up. One of them, Anthony Edwards, was on the receiving end of a lob from his favorite player during the third period.
Growing up Anthony Edwards favorite player was Kevin Durant and KD just threw ANT a lob in a gold medal game๐ฅฒ
— Grace (@gracesporttakes)
Without playing a single warmup game before the Olympics began, Durant responded by hitting his first eight shots in Team USAโs opening game and going on to break Lisa Leslieโs record for Olympic scoring.
Fans might think this solidifies KD as one of the greatest ever.
Despite criticism for forming superteams โ like with Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, and now Phoenix Suns โ Durant thrives on Team USA. This might be his last Olympics, but don’t be shocked if he returns for more action at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
What do you think about Durant’s achievements?
