“Keldon Johnson, get your a** over here”: Kevin Durant shows leadership after leading Team USA to a Semi-Finals win over Australia

Raahib Singh | 05/08/2021
"Keldon Johnson, get your a** over here": Kevin Durant shows leadership after leading Team USA to a Semi-Finals win over Australia

Kevin Durant leads Team USA to a Semi-Final win over Australia, has to call Keldon Johnson separately for a post-game huddle

Team USA has moved on to the Gold Medal match, after taking down Australia 97-78 in the Semi-Finals. A valiant effort from the Australian side, as they dominated in the first half and established an early 15 point lead. Kevin Durant helped keep Team USA afloat, as no one else could find their shot in the first half. Despite the off-shooting, Team USA closed the gap to 3 points, ending the half at 45-42.

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The second half was a totally different contest. The Americans came out roaring, outscoring Australia 32-10 in the third frame. The competition ultimately ended with the USA leading with a comfortable 19 point margin. Kevin Durant finished the game with a game-high 23 points. This records the third straight game KD has had 23 or more.

Kevin Durant scolds and calls Keldon Johnson in the huddle

The Team USA squad this year has a clear leader. Even though he isn’t the loudest voice, everyone on the squad knows Kevin Durant is the bossman this time around. He has the most experience among all the players and leads the team from the get-go.

After the game, the entire team was making a huddle on the court, but the young Keldon Johnson was nowhere to be seen. Durant took up his granny voice and in a scolding tone, and called Johnson. KD yelled and said, “Get your ass over here”, to which Keldon responded by squealing and joining the huddle.

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Team USA now waits for the France-Slovenia game to find out who they’d be facing in the Finals.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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