On December 18, Beijing time, according to the official news of the American Basketball Association, Durant, who led the American men's basketball team to win gold in the Olympic Games this year, was elected as the best male athlete of the year in American basketball, and it was also the third time in his career that he won such an honor.
When many big names in the U.S. men's basketball team withdrew, Durant became the leader who shouldered the core responsibility, and after the first loss to the French men's basketball team in the first game of the U.S. men's basketball team suffered a black opening, Durant led the American team to defeat strong opponents in succession, passed the record all the way to the final, and finally avenged the French men's basketball team in the final to win the championship.
Durant averaged 20.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 6 games at the Tokyo Olympics, and contributed 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in the final. Durant was crowned the all-time scoring champion of the U.S. men's basketball team, was also named to the Olympic Team of the Best Team, and was elected MVP of the Olympic Men's Basketball Tournament.
Durant was successfully named The Male Athlete of the Year in American Basketball for his outstanding performance, and it is also the third time in Durant's career that he has received such an honor. Durant's first two such honors were in 2010 and 2016, with anthony tied for the 2016 award, when they led the U.S. men's basketball team to the Rio Olympic gold medal.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)