Durant, the biggest name in the US squad in Tokyo, was a strong contributor in the winning match (119-84) against the Czech Republic yesterday.

In total, he has now scored 354 points in the Olympic context, the best of all American men ever, and thus passed Carmelo Anthony who topped 337 points.

LeBron James is third on the list with 273.

But if you compare with other nations, "KD" is a good distance behind.

Brazil's Oscar Schmidt, for example, has been noted for 1,093 points and Australia's Andrew Gaze 789. They have both made five Olympic appearances.

Kevin Durant is making his third Olympics and has been the USA's top scorer both in London 2012 and in Rio 2016. Two tournaments that ended with gold.

After the initial loss against France - the USA men's first in an Olympic match in 17 years - the team has moved up and won the last two matches.

MORE BASKETBALL: US first Olympic loss in 17 years (July 25, 2021)

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See the photos from the closing seconds of the USA's first basketball loss in the Olympics in 17 years, in the clip above.

Photo: Bildbyrån