Kevin Durant Out for USA vs. Canada Exhibition with Calf Injury Ahead of Olympics

Kevin Durant will miss Team USA's exhibition opener against Canada on Wednesday because of his calf injury, Team USA coach Steve Kerr announced on Tuesday (via The Athletic's Joe Vardon).

Durant discussed the injury with reporters on Tuesday.

This comes after Kerr revealed on Sunday that Durant was "day-to-day" with "calf soreness":

Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium previously reported Durant had a "minor calf strain."

The 35-year-old Durant is coming off a sensational season in the NBA, averaging 27.1 points on 52.3 percent shooting (41.3 percent from three).

The Suns hovered around .500 for much of the season before going on a 14-4 run before the All-Star break, thanks largely because of KD, who makes Phoenix a dangerous team to play on any given night.

Durant missed time before this year due to injury, first sitting two in November with right foot soreness and then two more in December with a left ankle sprain. He then missed three matchups to start the 2024 calendar year with right hamstring soreness.

Durant is expected to be a key part of Team USA as it goes for its fifth straight gold medal. However, the roster includes no shortage of star power, with the likes of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis and Joel Embiid—to name a few—among the other players on the team.

That said, having Durant on the court would be a huge boost for Team USA. He's one of the game's top all-time players thanks, in part, to two championships, three Olympic gold medals, the 2013-14 NBA MVP, four scoring titles, 10 All-NBA team honors and membership on the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team.