The USA men’s basketball team had an Olympics tune-up game against China on Tuesday night at Oracle Arena, and this meant it was Kevin Durant’s first game at the Golden State Warriors’ home venue since signing with the team earlier this month.
And in the lineup introductions, the fans at Oracle made sure to give Durant a very warm welcome:
Warriors’ Kevin Durant gets extended ovation before USA vs. China at Oracle Arena pic.twitter.com/TqyslF5yZY
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) July 27, 2016
Then the game started, and Durant wasted no time putting on a show for the fans:
It took Kevin Durant seven seconds to get on the board… Five points in the first 29 seconds… — Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) July 27, 2016
Durant finished the night with 13 points in 19 minutes of action, in a 107-57 Team USA rout over China. Even though KD’s only been on the floor for 30 minutes in two exhibition games vs China, they’ve certainly seen enough of him.
Kevin Durant is now +57 in 30 minutes vs. China since Sunday lol…
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) July 27, 2016
Also from this game: DeMar DeRozan had quite possibly the greatest missed dunk ever.