Kevin Durant will be almost 40 years old at the 2028 Summer Olympics, but that won't stop him from playing.
In a recent article by NBA insider Vincent Goodwill, Goodwill revealed that Durant plans to play at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The 37-year-old Durant won an Olympic-record fourth gold medal at the 2024 Games in Paris, becoming the first male basketball player to do so.
If Durant does suit up for Team USA in 2028, its all-time leading scorer will have a chance to add to his 518 points scored in the Olympics.
Kevin Durant's fifth Olympics?
USA Basketball's road to 2028: New era, new coach, new decisions. KD’s back, who else will be suiting up in Los Angeles? Intel inside: https://t.co/zPUsXusvBb
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) February 23, 2026
In Goodwill's article, Durant dismissed the notion that the 2024 Games in Paris would be his "last dance," insisting he never said he wasn't playing in 2028.
"Hell yeah, I want to play," Durant told Goodwill. "But I've got to stay on top of my game. I'm not expecting. I want to produce on the floor and make Grant [Hill] and whoever is making the decisions want to put me on the team. Not just for seniority; I want to still prove I can help the team win."
As for his motivation in wanting to play, Durant said he wants to dismiss the narrative that the rest of the world is catching up to Team USA in the sport. The four-time gold medalist said that there was "a lot of bulls---" around that idea, and said people were tired of the United States "controlling the sport."
When asked about the threat France would pose at the 2028 Games after the U.S. beat them in 2024's gold medal game, Durant was similarly dismissive, saying, "we smacked them boys."
While it's clear that Durant doesn't want to play in 2028 unless he feels he can contribute, it seems there's no shortage of motivation for the 37-year-old to make that happen in his pursuit of a fifth gold medal.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: 'I didn't say I wasn't playing': Kevin Durant on 2028 Summer Olympics