We’ll have to wait until next season to see Kevin Durant making his debut with the Brooklyn Nets. However, we could see him making his return to the court a couple of months before that, as Durantula could play in the 2020 Olympics this summer, according to his business partner Rich Kleiman.
Kevin Durant was named as one of the 44 finalists for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Via The Washington Post:
There’s actually a chance Kevin Durant returns to the court before the 2020-21 season. After winning gold medals with USA Basketball at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics, Durant was named Feb. 10 as one of 44 roster finalists for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. That competition begins in late July, more than 13 months after Durant tore his Achilles’ tendon. NBA players often return from Achilles’ injuries within a year.
“[Tokyo is] definitely a possibility,” Kleiman said. “He allowed his name to be in the group of finalists. But there are other benchmarks in front of him that are more important before he makes those decisions.”
Durant was part of the teams that won the Gold in London in 2012, repeating the same feat in 2016 in Rio.
Durant signed with the Nets last summer, but we’ll have to wait until the 2020/21 season to finally see him competing with Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan by his side at the Barclays Center.
