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Back from injury, Kevin Durant blew up Serbia in this first match of the Olympic Games for Team USA. After this game, even Lebron James wanted to congratulate his teammate. The Slim Reaper seems well recovered.

Absent from all the preparation following a calf injury and preserved by Team USA, Kevin Durant was declared fit to play against Serbia this Sunday.

But in order to avoid a possible relapse or unnecessary risk, Steve Kerr made the choice to bring him off the bench only if necessary.

The coach quickly called on him in this game and the Slim Reaper answered the call.

Kevin Durant sends the internet into a frenzy with his performance

His first half? 21 points, 8/8 shooting, including 5 three-pointers.

That sums up the performance of the Suns star, who quickly made the difference in this game to widen the gap.

It took until the return to the locker room to sink Nikola Jokic’s Serbia, but Durant impressed all observers with his prowess.

An impressive game for Durant, who settled for two more points after that and that was it.

Team USA didn’t need him again after the break, as the game’s deficit had grown.

Kerr made the decision to rest him rather than take a risk with his calf.

But the competition has been warned: the Slim Reaper is already in great shape for this competition.

LeBron James is also the first to be happy, he who had predicted a big game for Durant upon his return. He was not wrong.

LeBron James : “This is our best game so far. Kevin Durant was phenomenal.

It feels like he didn’t miss a thing, no practice, no game, no matter what. It was a good start. (…)

I think we’re getting the best out of ourselves. We’re getting seasoned with these FIBA ​​games, we’ve played a lot of these international games.

To have KD on our side, on my side, it’s really a pleasure.”

LeBron James is happy to have Kevin Durant back, who didn’t take long to find his bearings despite being out for several weeks. Good news for Team USA, much less so for the competition.