Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder and Paul Pierce
When Brian Keefe sat down for his pregame news conference Saturday, he had yet to catch up with Kevin Durant. The Washington Wizards coach said he would talk trash to the Phoenix Suns superstar, one of his former players — and then thought better of it.
Former NBA star Shawn Marion hit back at Kevin Durant’s “cocky” and “arrogant” comments regarding the United States’ superiority over other basketball nations. Durant, the US’ all-time leading
Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer continues to be amazed at Kevin Durant, as he's entering his 15th All-Star Game.
Kevin Durant has earned a $1.3M bonus for being selected to the All-Star game. The bonus was deemed likely and does not impact the Suns tax bill. This was Durant's 15th time being selected as an All-Star.
Kevin Durant is the perfect example as he chose to be a villain for the majority of the NBA community instead of retiring ringless. Hence, he formed a super team with the Golden State Warriors. But that's not the only super team of the Slim Reaper's career as he also played for the Brooklyn Nets and is currently a member of the Phoenix.
Andre Iguodala was an instrumental piece to the Golden State Warriors dynasty. However, Kevin Durant was the guy who made them feel unstoppable for a few years in the late 2010s.
Durant is tied with Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O'Neal for the fourth-most All-Star selections in NBA history.
Durant posted 29 points (11-19 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, four assists and one steal in 39 minutes during Saturday's 119-109 win over the Wizards. Durant converted a season-high five three-pointers in the win and has converted nine shots beyond the arc over the past two contests.
Freshman guard Tre Johnson had a career night, grabbing 30 points, one board, and four assists to his name. Johnson went 8-18 from the field with four threes and was perfect at the line, making all 10 of his attempts. His 30 points were the most by a Texas Freshman since Kevin Durant in the 2006-07 season.
In a segment on 'The OGs' show, 4x NBA champion Andre Iguodala gave some heavy praise to his former teammate Kevin Durant. Not only did Iguodala tag him as the best scorer ever, but he also named him the most talented NBA athlete of all time.
Kevin Durant is one of the best basketball players in NBA history, but he has an appreciation for most sports than just his own. The NBA forward has an affinity for the NFL, which especially came to light this year.