Scoring leader Kevin Durant looks forward to Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game but is also excited about US prospects at this year’s Basketball World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
The 25-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder forward, who averages 31.5 points a game, will lead the Western Conference against Miami’s LeBron James and the Eastern Conference at New Orleans in Sunday’s 63rd edition of the annual elite showdown of basketball talent.
Durant, the 2012 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, will try to spark a fourth win in a row for the West.
“We all like to see good basketball,” Durant said. “I just go out there and play my game, control what I can control, play as hard as I can play, play the best I can for my team. That’s all I can control.”
Durant, who has led the Thunder to an NBA-best 43-12 record, has 33 30-point games this season.