Kevin Durant, in a moment of tangible appreciation, allowed himself to ponder the grandeur of basketball and the communal elements inextricably linked to its essence.“I looked in the crowd,” Durant explained. “It’s 27,000 people from all walks of life. All different countries. Coming together for basketball, man. That’s just, like, it’s incredible to see that. Know what I mean? So, like, as much as I can, like, bring us together that way, that’s what I try to do.”AdvertisementHis voice was cracking. His eyes watered. Emotion washed over his expression. The NBA superstar, the kid from the concrete of Prince George’s County (Md.), fought off his swelling sentimentality. Durant is an avid guardian of his feelings, perennially declaring the off-limits and unknowable.But in this moment — captured in the second episode of “Court of Gold,” the Netflix series with incredible access behind the scenes of Team USA men’s basketball’s gold medal run last summer in Paris — Durant was no match for hi...
