The 14-time All-Star, Kevin Durant is considered one of the greatest scorers of the basketball game. He has four scoring titles to his name and has scored over 28,000 points in the NBA, making him the second highest active scorer in the NBA only behind LeBron James.
Durant is currently playing for the Phoenix Suns alongside All-Star Devin Booker and would play a crucial role in Sun’s path to the playoffs. As of August 8, 2024, Durant is with Team USA at the Paris Olympics and is looking to win his fourth consecutive Olympics Gold medal, becoming the only basketball player with four consecutive gold medals.
Kevin Durant Olympic gold medals
Kevin Durant has won three Olympic Gold medals, tied with Carmelo Anthony for the most. He won three consecutive Gold medals at the Olympics, the first one in 2012 London, the second in 2016 Rio de Janeiro and the third at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
One of the most prolific scorers at the international level, Durant broke the record for the most points scored in Olympic basketball irrespective of gender. He broke Lisa Leslie’s scoring record and is also the leading rebounder for Team USA’s men’s basketball team at the Olympics.
2012 London Olympics
Kevin Durant made his Olympics Debut with Team USA at the London Olympics and secured his maiden Gold medal. He featured in eight games and played 209 minutes (9th most), averaging 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He made the most three-pointers (34) with great efficiency, ranking second with 52.3% from the three-point line.
In the 2012 Gold medal match against Spain, Durant put on a clinical performance recording 30 points and nine rebounds, shooting 44.0% from the field and 38.5% from the deep. He also made 9/10 free-throws in the finals against Spain and led Team USA to the Gold medal.
2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics
Kevin Durant played the most minutes (230) at the 2016 Olympics and averaged 19.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He was the second highest scorer at the 2016 Olympics with 155 points but scored the most three-pointers (25) with an astonishing efficiency, shooting 58.3% from the deep which was ranked first at the 2016 Olympics.
In the 2016 Gold medal match against Serbia, Durant repeated the 2012 Olympic Finals performance. He recorded 30 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals in the game against Serbia. He shot 52.6% from the field and 45.5% from the three-point line on 11 attempts and won his second consecutive gold medal.
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Kevin Durant put on a three-way performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He ranked third in points (124), seventh in rebounds (32), ninth in assists (22) and first in blocks (seven). After facing his first loss in his Olympics career against France in the first group-stage game, Durant put on three straight clinical performances in the knockout stage. He recorded 29 points, two rebounds and four assists against Spain in the quarter-finals and recorded 23 points, nine rebounds and two assists against Australia in the semi finals.
In the 2020 Gold medal match against arch rivals France, Durant took revenge for his only loss at the Olympics in the group-stage. He recorded 29 points, six rebounds and three assists, shooting 50% from the field. He scored 8/9 free-throws and won his third consecutive gold medal.
Kevin Durant Olympic 2024
Durant has a record 518 career points while wearing a USA Basketball uniform through 28 games. No one else has scored more than 400 points in USA men’s basketball. The next closest all-time scorer is four-time Olympian LeBron James with 358 points, followed by four-time Olympian Carmelo Anthony with 336.
