USA Basketball shows up to support swimming teammates
With the day off before their game against Australia, multiple members of the U.S. men’s basketball team — including the Golden State Warriors trio of Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green — showed up at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium to support the U.S. swim team.
Great to see Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, DeAndre Jordan and @usabasketball support Michael Phelps & @USASwimming! #Rio2016
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) August 10, 2016
The swimmers who weren’t competing Tuesday night were happy to join the USA basketball players in the stands for a fun night of watching USA Swimming rack up multiple gold medals.
Thanks #TEAMUSA basketball for joining us for another INSANE night of swimming! pic.twitter.com/GRHY7Vb4x6
— Kelsi Worrell (@kelsiwhirl) August 10, 2016
Awesome tradition of USA men’s basketball team coming to watch the swimming finals!! Thx for the support guys!! 🇺🇸🏀 pic.twitter.com/kOGdd5ROzK
— Dana Vollmer (@danavollmer) August 10, 2016
Asked at Tuesday’s Team USA basketball practice who he most wanted a picture with at these Olympics, Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: “Michael Phelps. Or Simone Biles.”
Durant added that he tried to connect with Phelps at last Friday’s opening ceremonies but said “he was moving around to much.” After Tuesday’s event, Durant finally got that picture with Phelps, along with one with fellow Maryland native and gold-medal winner Katie Ledecky.
