"Means a lot": Kevin Durant sends heartfelt thanks to a fan as he gears up for Team USA return

Kevin Durant is considered one of the greatest talents of this generation. After 16 years in the NBA, the Phoenix Suns star is a future Hall of Famer who is trying to achieve yet another accomplishment with a potential gold medal in the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.

Durant has been dealing with a calf injury, which has prevented him from playing in Team USA's four Olympic preparation games. He returned to practice yesterday, showing his footwork against Steph Curry and other players.

After the video was posted, one fan sent a heartfelt message to Durant, thanking him for his contributions to the game.

"Thank you for your contributions to the game @KDTrey5," one fan said.

Kevin Durant appreciated the gesture and replied to the fan admitting the support meant a lot to him.

"Thank you for the support. Means alot," Durant replied on X (formerly Twitter).

The two-time NBA champion is constantly attacked on social media and the player doesn't hesitate to clap back to the haters.

Durant loves basketball and seeing somebody appreciate what he's done for the game shows what he means to basketball fans.

Last Friday, he shared an update about his injury, saying he was progressing daily.

"I’ve seen progress every day," Durant said. "It’s one of those things, just got to monitor it every day. I’ll see how I feel after I do certain exercises. My thing is to keep running and see what happens."

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Is Kevin Durant playing against Germany?

Team USA is closing its pre-Olympic preparation against the current world champions, Germany. The same team that eliminated them in last year's FIBA World Cup semifinals will try to end their unbeaten run before the start of the Olympics.

Steve Kerr always remained confident that he would have Kevin Durant available for the first Olympic game against Serbia. He is reportedly aiming to play against Germany today.

Following a complicated matchup against South Sudan, which was decided by only one point, Team USA will try to make a statement today and show the world that they overcame last year's fiasco and are keen to return to the top of the basketball world in Paris.

Team USA vs Germany will be played at 3 p.m. ET today, in London, U.K., broadcasted by FOX.