TOKYO: Kevin Durant on Wednesday said two shock defeats for the USA leading into the Tokyo Olympics was the "punch in the mouth" they needed to fire them up as they search for a fourth consecutive gold medal.

Ordinarily the three-time defending champions would be strong favorites in Japan, but they were exposed this month in Las Vegas, crashing in exhibition games to Nigeria then third-ranked Australia.

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