Among those not draped in an American flag Saturday at Saitama Super Arena: Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson, Kyrie Irving, James Harden. Each can and does have a different reason for not committing to the Tokyo Games, and — particularly in the midst of a pandemic — this isn’t a criticism of any of them. But it is an homage to Durant, who not only sacrificed selflessly on the court en route to gold. He sacrificed selflessly to commit to the program again.
