KD’s epic Steph quote from the Olympic Documentary Goes Viral originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Fifteen-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant recently made waves for his supportive comments about his former Superstar Warriors teammate, Steph Curry, and All Time’s Greatest Shooter’s stunning showcase during Team USA’s 2024 Paris Olympics.
In Netflix’s recent documentary, “Court of Gold,” which chronicles the Americans’ gold medal hunt over the summer, there’s a scene where Durant delivered an incredible one-liner about Curry’s play, particularly against Team France in the Team USA’s Gold in Medal Game Win.
This is what Durant said in response to a quote from Fransen and former 12-year NBA veteran Evan Fournier, who now plays for Olympiacos in the Euroleague:
“We played together for more than 10 years,” Fournier said of France’s Dynamic ahead of the matchup against Team USA with gold on the line.
And Durant responded, “That chemistry will help you if you had to guard Steph?”
MIC drop.
Both Fournier and Durant were honest. But only one got to taste gold this summer, and that’s largely because Team USA had Curry, and Team France did not.
Finally, Golden State’s four-time NBA champion torched France on his home turf, scoring 24 points on eight 3-point shots, including the “Golden Dagger” in the game’s dying seconds.
Fournier has been practicing and playing with French teammates like Rudy Gobert and Nico Batum for what feels like forever for the longtime NBA veteran. To Fournier’s point, though, Team USA can just show up with any assortment of big names and run countries out of the gym, as they have with five straight gold medal wins.
And as Durant said, it’s unfair to these high-chemistry teams to try to protect Curry, among other American bigs.
The international pool of basketball talent is as impressive as it has ever been and is only improving. That said, the Americans – led by Curry – still have the sport.
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