While going against world-class athletes for a shot at a gold medal, it can be easy to get caught up in the competition of the Olympics. The three Golden State Warriors representing the USA on the mens basketball team have done just the opposite.
When they aren’t practicing or competing in their own sport, members of Team USA have shown rabid support for other USA athletes over the past week. Most recently, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant were spotted playing beach volleyball with their teammates.
Just now:USA men's basketball @Money23Green @kdtrey5 @KlayThompson playing Vball on the beach @NBCOlympics #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/XADdjlaHHS
— Judge Faith (@faithjenkins1) August 15, 2016
Last night, Durant and other members of Team USA attended a beach volleyball match and talked about what it means to be part of the Olympics and support other athletes. Green got in on the fun and created a nice photobomb behind his fellow teammate.
.@KDTrey5, @Money23Green, @deandrejordan6, and @JmmyButler had a blast at Beach Volleyball.https://t.co/N7AWVOTvgy https://t.co/ksTct80O30
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 15, 2016
Are there any Americans showing as much patriotism as these Warriors? Draymond Green and Kevin Durant also met swimmer Michael Phelps after one of his races. They requested pictures with the record-breaking Olympian just like any casual fan would.
Draymond Green & Kevin Durant with the greatest swimmer of all-time #Phelps. #Rio2016 #Swimming @LetsGoWarriors pic.twitter.com/H0lrmWruou
— Greg M. (@Gregzy) August 10, 2016
On the court, Team USA went undefeated in the preliminary round, with Thompson dropping 30 points in USA’s 100-97 win over France on Sunday.