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Kevin Durant withdrew Thursday from the U. Buffalo Bills Jerseys .S. national team, the biggest loss yet for a weakening American squad that will go to Spain without the leading scorer on its last two gold medal winners. The NBAs MVP took part in the Americans training camp in Las Vegas last week, but then informed team officials that he wasnt going to continue. "Kevin reached out to Coach K and myself this afternoon and expressed that he is just physically and mentally drained from the NBA season and his attention to his many responsibilities, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a statement. "He tried to give it a go at our recent Las Vegas training camp but felt coming out of camp that he was not prepared to fulfil the commitment he made to the team." Durant was the MVP of the world championship in 2010, leading the Americans to that title for the first time since 1994. The Oklahoma City star also started on their gold medal-winning team in the 2012 Olympics and led the Americans with 19.5 points per game. His withdrawal comes less than a week after Indianas Paul George was lost to a broken right leg and follows previous withdrawals by All-Stars Kevin Love, Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge, and NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. "This was an extremely difficult decision as I take great pride in representing our country," Durant said. "I know that I owe it to my USA Basketball teammates to be totally invested in the experience. After going through training camp with USAB, I realized I could not fulfil my responsibilities to the team from both a time and energy standpoint. "I need to take a step back and take some time away, both mentally and physically in order to prepare for the upcoming NBA season. I will be rooting for USAB and look forward to future opportunities with them." The U.S. roster is down to 15 players. The Americans resume practicing next Thursday in Chicago and have to finalize a 12-man roster before the World Cup of Basketball begins in Spain on Aug. 30. The Americans may still be the favourites, but are increasingly beatable with the losses of Durant and George, who were expected to fill the two starting forward spots. Durant carried a young U.S. to the title four years ago in Turkey with a series of sensational performances, averaging 22.8 points and shattering a number of team offensive records. He set the American mark with 38 points in a semifinal victory over Lithuania. At 6-foot-10, Durant is big enough to play as a power forward internationally, creating a matchup nightmare for opponents who cant defend him on the perimeter. He led the tournament in 3-pointers attempted and made in the 2010 worlds. He has averaged 19.9 points in 31 games in a U.S. jersey, shooting 48 per cent from 3-point range. But Colangelo said the Americans understood his need for time off. "Coach K and I fully support Kevin," he said. "His well-being is the most important thing to us and we support him taking the time to get ready for next season. Hes been part of the national team program for eight years and a big part of the success we have achieved, and we look forward to him being part of our success in the future as well. "We are excited about the opportunity ahead of us and to getting back to work in Chicago on Aug. 14," Colangelo added. "All 15 players are committed to the USA Basketball standard, which is to come together to win gold medals." Patrick DiMarco Jersey . Catch the action live on TSN2 at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Wild lead the Northwest Division and look to get back into the win column after having a season-high seven-game winning streak cut short with Tuesdays 2-1 loss at Winnipeg in the finale of a five-game road trip (4-1-0). Shareece Wright Jersey . Rudy Gay made the tying basket in regulation and a 3-pointer in overtime that gave Sacramento the lead for good, and Fredette scored a career-high 24 points to help the Kings beat the Knicks 106-101 on Wednesday night.WINNIPEG -- Another day, another new player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as they prepare to face the Saskatchewan Roughriders Sunday in Regina. The Bombers (1-7) announced they had signed import defensive end Greg Peach Thursday and then confirmed he will play in Sundays game against Saskatchewan (7-1). Defensive co-ordinator Casey Creehan says he likes the way Peach goes all out in a game. "After the performance we put out there in the first quarter of last week -- we had guys turning down hits we had guys not running to the ball -- we played uninspired football and we arent going to tolerate it," he said. "Bringing a guy like Greg Peach in, I know that he will play balls to the wall, 100 miles an hour every snap." Peach agrees with Creehans assessment that the effort he puts in is one of biggest strengths. "I might not be the most freakish athlete, I just give everything Ive got, every play and I work my pass rush," he said. "Its worked for me and here I am, five years later, and I hope to play another five at least." He was released by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he appeared in 15 games last season, registering 36 tackles and six sacks. Hes worked with Creehan before and feels comfortable with his style of defence. Peach came into the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2009 and said Thursday he was happy to get plucked out of free agency quickly. Meanwhile, head coach Tim Burke says the Bombers wont announce who their starting quarterback will be until Friday morning. Max Hall has been nursing an injured hand but it didnt seem to hamper his throwing much in practice Thursday. Buck Pierce is also out with an unspecified injury. Justin Goltz is healthy and was also taking lots of snaps Thursday. He says he feels comfortable with the new offence Marcel Bellefeuille has brought to thee team since replacing Gary Crowton this month at offensive co-ordinator. Adolphus Washington Jersey. Its just one of the many changes the Bombers have implemented to turn around a dismal season that has already led to the firing of general manager Joe Mack and team president Garth Buchko. This week alone the Bombers cut place-kicker Justin Palardy and receiver Isaac Anderson. They also signed new receivers Mike Sims-Walker, a five-season NFL veteran, and Aaron Kelly, who spent two years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before being released this spring. Also new in town is quarterback Jason Boltus. Like Peach has with Creehan, Boltus has connections to Bellefeuille. He spent three seasons as a backup in Hamilton when Bellefeuille was head coach. Burke has told his current starters that their jobs are on the line and veteran receiver Terrence Edwards says players have to show their maturity. "Weve just to keep fighting and keep pushing and try to get this thing turned around one game at a time, starting with this game," he said. "Im going to try and lead by example." On paper it doesnt look like the Bombers have much of a chance against the Roughriders. Saskatchewan has scored a league high 264 points so far this season and allowed just 177, while Winnipeg has allowed a league high 247 and scored just 167. The Bombers havent managed to beat Saskatchewan in their annual Labour Day weekend game since 2004 and last year were humiliated 52-0. Their one and only win this season was July 4 in Montreal but Burke says he expects his team to go out and do their best Sunday. "My expectations are that we play hard and we are competitive," he said. "If you play hard and are competitive then you have a chance to win. Thats my main focus, to make sure we are the best we can be going into that game." 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