"KD should be illegal": NBA world in awe after Kevin Durant's stellar outing vs Serbia

The NBA world reacted to Kevin Durant's almost-perfect game against Serbia on Sunday. Durant entered the game and killed any hope that Nikola Jokic and Co. had for the game by halftime.

The Phoenix Suns superstar scored 21 points on 8/8 shooting from the field in the first half. It almost seemed as if he was toying with the opponents. Durant went 8-of-9 from the field by the end of regulation.

Reacting to Team USA Olympic's all-time leading scorer's stellar performance, LA Lakers player D'Angelo Russell wrote that he was witnessing greatness.

"Witnessing greatness. Ima fan," Russell wrote on his X handle.

NBA great Manu Ginóbili was in awe of the NBA superstar after his halftime performance and made a hilarious remark on his post.

"KD should be illegal!!" Ginóbili wrote.

Damian Lillard heaped praise on the Suns' star on Instagram. Reposting a post by Slam that said, "The Olympics are KD's playground," Lillard wrote,

"Very Easy Money."

Damian Lillard's IG story (IG/Damian Lillard)

NBA legend Kevin Garnett wrote that KD was anxious to get on the floor against Serbia so that he could dominate.

"KD was lookin anxious on the bench and we see why!" Kevin Garnett wrote on X.

Skip Bayless took a shot at LeBron James with his comments.

"In big games, I'll take KD over LeBron every time," Bayless wrote on X.

The UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers said:

"KD is unreal."

Kevin Durant and LeBron James overwhelm Nikola Jokic and Serbia with a dominating performance

This will perhaps be the last time Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and LeBron James will play at the Olympics. As these superstars started the first episode of their last dance, Durant and James gave a glimpse of why they are two of the most decorated players in basketball.

While Team USA is loaded with talents, Durant and LeBron led the team in their opening game. It seemed as if both the stars wanted to make a statement against their opponents. KD started with 8 of 8 from the field, and James with 5 of 5.

Durant ended his minutes with a game-high 23 points, missing just one shot from the field. James scored 21 points while shooting 9-of-13 from the field and 1-of-3 from the three-point line. He also had seven rebounds and nine assists.

Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker and Steph Curry scored in double digits. Holiday scored 15 points, Booker had 12 points, and Curry and Edwards had 11 points each in the 110-84 win.