Coach K on why KD is the best Team USA men's hooper ever.

Former Duke head coach talks with Jim Rome.

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00:00What about Kevin Durant? He obviously was sensational after not playing literally in months after that calf injury.

00:06He's trying to become the first American men's basketball player to win four gold medals.

00:10He's already the U.S. men's all-time leading Olympic scorer.

00:13Mike, not to go all hot take on you, but could you argue that maybe KD is the greatest Olympic basketball player ever?

00:22Well, I think he is because of longevity and accomplishment.

00:27And again, it's unique, but the amount of points he scored, he scored a lot more than anyone else.

00:38And Jim, when he did that, when he scored in Istanbul in 2010, he averaged 33 points a game in the medal round.

00:50Obviously, in London, he was part of a huge team that we had with LeBron and Kobe.

00:56And in 2016 in Rio, he was by far our best scorer and really led our team to the gold medal.

01:03And so what he did against Serbia does not surprise me.

01:07He may have been resting his leg, but his touch doesn't need any rest.

01:14It's one of the best ever in the world.