Today Kevin Durant announced that he was not going to participate in the FIBA World Cup tournament. He joins Blake Griffin and Paul George as notable superstars to sit out of this year’s USA Team. Hit the jump for details.
According to CBS Sports:
“This was an extremely difficult decision as I take great pride in representing our country,” Durant said in a statement. “I know that I owe it to my USA Basketball teammates to be totally invested in the experience. After going through training camp with USAB, I realized I could not fulfill my responsibilities from both a time and energy standpoint. I need to take a step back and take some time away, both mentally and physically in order to prepare for the upcoming NBA season. I will be rooting for USAB and look forward to future opportunities with them.”
KD’s withdrawal was surprising, being that at one time he was the first to sign up for participation.
