{"id":119782,"date":"2025-01-23T15:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=119782"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:44:36","slug":"kevin-durant-evan-fournier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/23\/kevin-durant-evan-fournier\/","title":{"rendered":"KD to Fournier \u201cChemistry Won&#8217;t Help You Guard Steph\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix released the first trailer for <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81739527\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Court of Gold<\/a>, a documentary about the USA men\u2019s basketball team in their road to the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Americans won the gold against France in the Olympic finals. The documentary shows a lot of behind the scenes footage and interviews with some of the main stars on both teams. In the first trailer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a> has a savage response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fournev01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Fournier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>KD to Fournier \u201cChemistry Won&#8217;t Help You Guard Steph\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Durant and Fournier were two of the main stars on both teams. The documentary paints them against each other in the trailer, with Fourner talking about the chemistry of the French team. Fournier said,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve played together for 10-plus years. These guys show up for three weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right after that, Durant responds,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh. OK. Alright. That chemistry going to help you when you got to guard Steph?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trailer cuts the two responses perfectly. And it might make up for an even more dynamic series whenever the US and France meet again in a basketball game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Court of Gold | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oGA8VYSdjZk?start=64&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For what is worth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steph Curry<\/a> dominated the French team <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-olympics-basketball\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401694866\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in the finals<\/a>. He led the Americans to the gold with 24 points on eight three-pointers in the finals. Two of them came in the final minutes. Durant had 15 points and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> had 14 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds.<\/p>\n<h3>The French are Coming<\/h3>\n<p>The US won the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/10\/paris-olympics-steph-currys-heroics-in-the-gold-medal-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">gold medal<\/a> at the Paris 2024 Olympics. But the French national team is coming, and it might make for an even more interesting game at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. France and the US have been battling each other for the last <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/11\/paris-olympics-team-france-veterans-announces-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">several years<\/a>. They have played against each other eight times, with the US team winning seven of them. France had one victory, in the group stages at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In the finals, the US stormed to an 87-82 victory in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wembavi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> developing into one of the best players in the league, France has a bright future. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sarral01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Sarr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/coulibi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bilal Coulibaly<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/risacza01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zaccharie Risacher<\/a> are other young players that will be ready to contribute in 2028. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/international\/players\/nolan-traore-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nolan Traore<\/a> is considered a potential top-five pick in the upcoming 2025 draft. All in all, France might have one of the best basketball teams at the next Olympics.<\/p>\n<h3>When Will the Netflix Documentary Come Out?<\/h3>\n<p>In August, just as the Olympics came to close, Netflix teased the docuseries showing jerseys of five of the biggest stars from the tournament, Team USA, France, Serbia, Canada, and Germany. They have since reduced it to four teams, without Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the four squads, will be available to watch on Netflix on February 18. Higher Ground Productions, a company led by former President Barack Obama and his wife produced the documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Kevin Durant and Evan Fournier, the trailer for the documentary also features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gilgesh01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bogdabo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bogdan Bogdanovic<\/a>. Fans will get a chance to see some behind-the-scenes footage. But Kevin Durant delivered the best punchline. At the beginning of the trailer, he also said,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a lot of talk if we lose this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, the Americans won the game. But the one in 2028 will be a different story. KD, Steph, and LeBron will not be there. Will the young Americans be ready to defend the American pride?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix released the first trailer for Court of Gold, a documentary about the USA men\u2019s basketball team in their road to the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Americans won the gold against France in the Olympic finals. 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