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Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers was so excited to see Kevin Durant at the Olympic pool his nearly took ill just prior to his gold medal winning race.
Durant, and other members of Team USA were at the pool to support their fellow US Olympians but it made no difference to Chalmers. Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald, Chalmers says he nearly vomited at the site of his favorite basketball player.
“Last night I was walking over to my semifinals and Kevin Durant walked in front of me,” Chalmers told reporters in Rio, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. “To be honest with you I almost vomited. My jaw dropped. I was that excited and nervous. It was just amazing for me.”
“I watch Kevin Durant’s MVP speech before every single race and I watch a highlights video of him,” Chalmers said. “Our team manager actually grabbed him last night and got a video of him saying he watched me swim and good luck which was really exciting.
“They actually had to show it to me this morning because they knew I wouldn’t be able to focus if I saw it tonight before my race – I’m a big fan.
Very cool gesture from Durant, but no more, USA got medals to win.