Patty Mills had a superb post-script to Australia's historical Olympic hoops bronze medal win, catching up with USA megastar Kevin Durant - his caller NBA teammate.
Mills signed a two-year woody with Durant's Brooklyn Nets - besides featuring James Harden and Kyrie Irving - midway done the Games.
Mills scored 42 points as the Boomers sealed bronze, their first-ever Olympic medal; portion Durant buried 29 points arsenic the Americans took golden implicit France.
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"Get outta present man, that's my teammate!" Mills yelled arsenic helium spotted Durant aft the medal ceremony, muscling his mode into the superstar's video recording.
Durant wrapped his limb astir Mills and replied: "Yo! Patty coming backmost to the BK (Brooklyn), achromatic and white.
"Hey, you was ballin' - you got 40 tonight!"
Then helium yelled out, perchance to USA teammate Jayson Tatum: "There's gonna beryllium problems for them Boston Celtics this year! I'm telling you."
Durant, an NBA MVP and dual NBA Finals MVP, gave Australia a achy reminder of his exceptional endowment erstwhile helium torched the Boomers successful the semi-finals, ending their hopes of winning golden successful Tokyo.
After taking bronze, Mills was adamant that it was conscionable different measurement connected the roadworthy to 1 time winning Olympic gold.
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