Kevin Durant Has Perfect Clapback to French Player in Trailer for Olympic Hoops Doc

The Phoenix Suns star, who was a key player during USA's Gold medal run, laughed off trash talk from France's Evan Fournier in the trailer for a new Netflix documentary.
Team USA star Kevin Durant laughed off trash talk from France's Evan Fournier in the trailer for the new Olympic basketball documentary on Netflix.
Team USA star Kevin Durant laughed off trash talk from France's Evan Fournier in the trailer for the new Olympic basketball documentary on Netflix. / Kareem Elgazzar-Imagn Images
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Team USA cruised to an undefeated record and Gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics with one of the most epic basketball rosters in the history of The Games.

From LeBron James to Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, Team USA was loaded. Anything less than Olympic Gold would have been a disappointment.

Netflix was on-site in Paris shooting for an upcoming documentary about Olympic basketball. The documentary, titled Court of Gold, is set to be released on Feb. 18. Team USA, Serbia, Canada and France are all featured in the docuseries.

In the trailer for the documentary, which was released this week, France's Evan Fournier, an NBA vet, spoke about Team USA and an advantage that France thought they had over the Americans.

"We've played together for ten-plus years," Fournier said of his international team. "These guys show up for three weeks," he added.

The trailer then panned to Durant, who had a big smile on his face upon hearing the quote.

"Oh, O.K. Alright," Durant chuckled. "That chemistry going to help you when you got to guard Steph?"

USA beat France 98-87 in the Gold medal game at the Paris Olympics in front of a pro-French crowd. Curry led Team USA with 24 points.


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Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.