Concerning Kevin Durant update ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics

Despite Kerr's encouraging words, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported late Monday that all signs point to Durant sitting out Team USA's opener against Serbia on Sunday, July 28. 

"They really were hoping that he'd be able to play one of these [exhibition] games in London," Windhorst told "SportsCenter." "...Obviously, they're going to be very cautious here. They believe he will be able to play, but the hopes are dim for him to play against Serbia." 

Team USA has until Saturday to turn in the final 12-man roster to the International Olympic Committee. As such, there is still the possibility of USAB sending a last-minute replacement for Durant.

In Durant's absence, Kerr has been using different combinations of starting lineups, with only Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Joel Embiid being permanent fixtures. However, he used the same five against South Sudan and Germany when Jrue Holiday and Devin Booker took the other starter spots. 

For what it's worth, Durant's agent denied the report in several comments on social media:

Following the opener against Serbia on July 28, Team USA will face South Sudan on July 31 and Puerto Rico on Aug. 3 in its other group-stage games. The quarterfinals will take place on Aug. 6.