Keok 2 Kali di Laga Uji Coba, Kevin Durant Yakin AS Raih Medali Emas Olimpiade Tokyo

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Editor:

  • Kevin Durant menyebut timnas basket AS untuk Olimpiade Tokyo masih mencari jati diri.
  • Bayangan cedera tidak akan menghantui selama membela timnas AS di Olimpiade Tokyo.
  • Target tim AS adalah mempertahankan medali emas Olimpiade.

SKOR.id - Kevin Durant tetap yakin tim nasional (timnas) basket Amerika Serikat (AS) akan meraih emas Olimpiade Tokyo walau kalah dua kali dalam laga uji coba.

Tim asuhan Gregg Popovich melakukan serangkaian pertandingan uji coba menjelang Olimpiade Tokyo sejak awal Juli 2021.

Sayangnya, Kevin Durant dan kawan-kawan menelan dua kekalahan beruntun masing-masing dari Nigeria dan Australia.

Kemenangan hanya diperoleh timnas basket AS kala menjamu Argentina pada 13 Juli 2021 dengan kemenangan 108-80.

Dalam wawancara dengan Yahoo Sports, Kevin Durant mengakui bahwa timnas basket AS masih mencari jati diri untuk saat ini.

"Kami adalah tim yang terus berjuang bersama-sama, mencoba menemukan identitasnya," tutur bintang Broklyn Nets tersebut.

"Kami memiliki banyak pemain hebat yang dapat ditempatkan di berbagai tempat. Saat ini kami masih ragu soal bertahan dan menyerang," lanjutnya.

"Di tengah upaya kami menemukan jawaban tersebut, kami terus berlari untuk terus berkembang. Kami mencari tujuan (sebenarnya)."

Pebasket yang kerap disapa KD itu menyadari tim yang berisikan bintang NBA seperti AS juga membutuhkan waktu untuk adaptasi.

"Tinggal lihat saja susunan pemain, Anda juga tahu. Kalau soal pemain NBA, tim ini punya. Kami memiliki pemain terbaik dalam liga," katanya.

"Kami masih terus menyeimbangkan diri sebagai sebuah tim, walau itu tak bisa jadi alasan. Tapi, kami juga tak berharap kalah (dalam laga uji coba)."

Meski demikian, Kevin Durant yang telah membela timnas basket AS sejak Olimpiade London 2012 yakin negaranya kembali raih medali emas.

Setelah momen pahit di Olimpiade Athena 2004, Negeri Paman Sam sukses meraih medali emas beruntun sejak Beijing 2008 hingga Rio 2016.

"Kami sadar bahwa itu tidak mudah. (Untuk itu) kami terus mempersiapkan diri. Target kami tak pernah berubah dan kami siap (kembali juara)."

Setelah laga kontra Australia, 16 Juli 2021 lalu batal, timnas basket AS akan uji coba lawan Spanyol, Minggu (18/7/2021) waktu setempat.

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