Durant, 36, said he would only be willing to participate in the 2028 Olympics if his body allows him

According to US sports media F/W contributor Chaitanya Dadwar, Durant expressed his feelings about his possible battle for the fifth gold medal at the 2028 Olympics.

Durant and James are the only active NBA player to win four gold medals at the Olympics, a figure that is only tied with Anthony in men's basketball history. So, fighting for a potential fifth gold medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics could be the perfect storybook ending for Durant’s Olympic career, as winning the gold will make him the only person in basketball history to do that. But if Durant's body says something else, he might rethink chasing history.

At a game planning meeting co-sponsored by CNBC and Durant’s board of directors, the Rockets superstar spoke about possible representation of Team USA for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. "Yes, if I'm still me. I don't want a gift from a veteran, 'come on the bench and get your fifth one, '" Durant said as the crowd laughed at the meeting.

Durant turned 39 at the 2028 Olympics, as old as James was when he led the United States to assist and rebound to win a fourth gold medal last year. Of course, James is a natural abnormality and is not the standard for all ordinary players to play at that age. But Durant is not ordinary, is it?

He led the team to score three times throughout the game in his four gold medal battles with Team USA. It was not until 2024 that the Avengers gathered together, Curry represented the United States in the Olympics for the first time and also won his first gold medal, and Durant ranked third in scoring (13.8 points per game), behind Curry (14.8 points per game) and James (14.2 points per game). Critics have questioned his scoring ability only because the Warriors superstar passed the ball to Curry when he was hot in the game. This was meaningless criticism at the time, but Durant's response still shows how proud he is of his scoring ability at the moment.

If Durant believes his contribution is not enough to get him to start with the United States, he will not seize the opportunity to play even though Durant is the home favorite to win the fifth gold medal. If Durant wins, they can still tie Sue Bird (five gold medals each) and second only to Diana Taurasi's record of six gold medals among all basketball legends played for Team America in history.

Durant also went on to say that he wanted to play in the NBA as long as possible and did not disclose the year he planned to stay in the league. "Who know, man? I don't want to think about this now. But when people ask me these questions every day, I can't control myself," Durant grinned at the host, who asked him what it would be like to retire and laughter burst into laughter. Durant's business partner further added that as long as Durant has a good time, he will continue to play in the NBA. Do you think Durant can replicate James' elite physical fitness and strive for the fifth gold medal in 2028?