Published June 29, 2021, 8:36 AM
Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets handles the ball as P.J. Tucker of the Milwaukee Bucks plays defense during Round 2, Game 7 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on June 19, 2021 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)
Kevin Durant will spearhead a powerful United States basketball team chasing a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal after being named in the squad for next month’s Tokyo Games on Monday.
Brooklyn Nets star Durant was included in a 12-man roster which will be led by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich with assistant coaches Steve Kerr, Lloyd Pierce and Jay Wright.