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• Kendrick Perkins Labels Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ‘Greatest’ Thunder Player of All-Time, Reigniting Kevin Durant Beef
Kendrick Perkins calls Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the greatest Thunder player of all time, sparking debate amid OKC's stellar playoff run....2025
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• Report: Kevin Durant Hasn’t Requested Trade From Suns
According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, Kevin Durant hasn’t requested a trade from the Phoenix Suns. Who Phoenix hires as its next head coach will play a role in Durant’s future with the franchise. “As we have been reporting at ClutchPoints since April, it is not a given that Durant will be traded this offseason,” […] The post Report: Kevin Durant Hasn’...2025
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• Shai Gilegous-Alexander Speaks About Joining KD & Russ as OKC MVPs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the third OKC Thunder player in NBA history to be crowned league MVP, behind two legends of the game. The OKC Thunder have had three MVP winners in the last 11 years – Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and now Shai, and it isn’t something he’s taking he’s for granted. “It’s amazing. Any […] The post Shai Gilegous-Alexander Speaks About Joining K...2025
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• Kevin Durant Reignites Kendrick Perkins Beef With Cheeky 4-Word Message About His Role in Thunder’s Finals Run
Kevin Durant clapped back at Kendrick Perkins’ wild claim about Oklahoma City's 2012 NBA Finals run amid his uncertain future in Phoenix....2025
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• Kevin Durant Landing Spots: 5 Trade Destinations for a Final Championship Push
Where will Kevin Durant go next? Explore five potential trade destinations based on fit, roster needs, and what each team could offer the superstar forward....2025
• Suns Predicted To Trade Kevin Durant Back To Warriors This Offseason
The Phoenix Suns have been predicted to trade Kevin Durant back to the Golden State Warriors this offseason. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report predicts that the Suns will send Durant to the Warriors in a sign-and-trade deal involving Jonathan Kuminga. “As great as Durant is, he’ll be 37 before next season tips and doesn’t have […] The post Suns Predicted To Trade ...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...2025
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• Sixers’ 8 best NBA Draft choices for No. 3 overall pick, ranked

Zachary Taft-Imagn Images The 2025 NBA Draft really begins with the Sixers at No. 3. Let’s rank the best prospects for Philly. The Philadelphia 76ers had more at stake than any team entering the 2025 NBA Draft lottery. Philly originally traded its 2025 first-round pick away to the Oklahoma City Thunder to clear Al Horford’s salary way back in 2020. Fortunately for them, the Sixers made the...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Graphic by Anton Tabuena Let’s chart the biggest issues and likely next steps for the NBA teams that faced an early exit in the 2025 Playoffs. The last three teams to win NBA championships have all been eliminated early in the 2025 Playoffs. Joining them is a top-seeded title favorite, who despite their improvements and massive spending, only managed one w...2025
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• NBA Draft combine 2025 winners and losers, starring Ace Bailey, Duke recruit, and more

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the 2025 NBA Draft Combine. CHICAGO — The NBA Draft Combine might never have quite as much star-making power as its NFL counterpart, but make no mistake: a good week of measurements, athletic testing, and interviews can change a young basketball player’s life forever. It was only a few years ago when Santa Clara sen...2025
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• How NBA players have historically fared with Achilles injuries

An Achilles tear is the worst injury you can have in basketball. When will Kevin Durant be back? May 13, 2025 update: Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks. Read on to learn more about the history of NBA players suffering an Achilles injury and their performance upon returning to the court. 201...2025
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• Rockets More Interested In Giannis Antetokounmpo Than Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson

The Houston Rockets are regularly rumored as one of the teams ready to make a big move this offseason. Houston has the tradable players and draft assets to make an all-in move. After making the playoffs, but falling in the first round, the Rockets have been linked to just about every potentially available star player this offseason. However, the team will be cautious about parting with too many of...2025
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• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Kenny Atkinson’s long basketball journey led him to the perfect place with this year’s Cavaliers. The day Kenny Atkinson was fired the Nets beat the shit out of the Spurs, 139-120. It was March 6, 2020. Brooklyn stood at 28-34 with 20 games left in the season (or so they thought), a playoff team in the East, respectable when you consider their recently si...2025
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• Cooper Flagg’s 6 best landing spots in NBA Draft lottery, ranked

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Let’s rank the best landing spots for Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft lottery. Not all NBA Draft lotteries are created equal. A year ago, when the Atlanta Hawks jumped from up from No. 10 to win the lottery, there was no sure-fire No. 1 overall player sitting there as the obvious prize. That’s not the case this year: the teams entering the lottery are...2025
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• Which NBA Players Have Torn Their Achilles? All About the Stars’ Setback After Damian Lillard’s Heartbreak
Explore NBA stars like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Klay Thompson who battled Achilles injuries and made comebacks....2025
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• Damian Lillard Diagnosed With Torn Left Achilles Tendon

Damian Lillard has been officially diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon following an MRI. Lillard was believed to have suffered the injury with the original diagnosis in the locker room following the first quarter injury in Game 4. Lillard recently returned from a deep vein thrombosis to play in the playoffs. During the 23-24 season, Lillard dealt with an Achilles issue that forced him to mi...2025
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• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Zach LaVine probably shouldn’t get too comfortable in Sacramento. Zach LaVine feels like he’s been permanently stapled to the trade block during his NBA career. LaVine has already been traded twice in his first 11 seasons in the league: the Minnesota Timberwolves sent him to the Chicago Bulls after his third year as part of the Jimmy Butler deal,...2025
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• Drake got Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry tattoos. Of course he did.

He got their numbers tattooed on his arm....2018
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• Kobe's Unforgettable Finale a Perfectly Drawn Portrait of a Unique NBA Career
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• Kevin Durant Expresses Desire to Own an NFL Team
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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"Kevin Durant believes he should be in NBA GOAT conversation: 'Why shouldn't I be in that?'"

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"Here’s what you need to know: Suns All-Stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker both scored tied for a team-high 36 points apiece."

2022
"Kevin Durant won't attend 2022 NBA All-Star Game after death of grandmother"

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"Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was absolutely hyped after witnessing Kevin Durant and Team USA beat France to win the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics."

2020
"Coronavirus: Kevin Durant among four Brooklyn Nets players who tested positive for COVID-19 virus"

2019
"NBA superstar Kevin Durant meets with Philadelphia Union"

2018
"Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant donated $3 million to Texas, where he played his one collegiate season"

2017
"The NBA announced today that Warriors forward Kevin Durant got away with three fouls and Cavaliers forward LeBron James with one in their Christmas Day matchup."

2016
"The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan."

2015
"com reported James' annual earnings from Nike will be "multiple times" higher than the $30 million a year Nike is paying Kevin Durant."

2014
"Even Kevin Durant hasn't spent enough time making headlines, and the rest of the big guns—O'Neal and Michael Jordan, above all else—are long retired."

• Kevin Durant Landing Spots: 5 Trade Destinations for a Final Championship Push
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• Report: Kevin Durant Staying With Suns ‘Has Not Been Fully Ruled Out’
According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, Kevin Durant staying with the Phoenix Suns “has not been fully ruled out.” Durant, 36, has one year left on his contract. The Suns missed the playoffs this year despite having Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. Mike Budenholzer was fired as head coach after just one […] The post Report: Kevin Durant Staying With Suns ‘Has Not...2025
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• Suns Haven't Initiated Kevin Durant Trade Discussions; Future With Team Still Possible

The Phoenix Suns have yet to begin any trade conversations involving Kevin Durant and the possibility of him remaining with the franchise to start the 25-26 season hasn't been fully ruled out. The Suns elevated Brian Gregory to general manager and he remains focused on hiring their next head coach. Durant and the Suns may be forced to wait until there's a resolution to whether Giannis Antetokounmp...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• Report: 76ers Could Offer Paul George, No. 3 Pick For Kevin Durant Or Lauri Markkanen
According to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, the Philadelphia 76ers could offer Paul George and the No. 3 pick in this year’s draft for Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant or Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen. Despite having George, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers missed the playoffs this year. They were so bad that they […] The post Report: 76ers Could Offer Paul George, No. 3 Pick For...2025
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• NBA Rumors: Spurs, Dylan Harper, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Suns, Kevin Durant, Lakers

Spurs The Spurs were the big movers at Monday’s NBA draft lottery, jumping from No. 8 to the No. 2 overall pick — and, with it, vaulting into a position of major influence ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft. League consensus, as reported by The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie, has Rutgers guard Dylan Harper pegged as […] The post NBA Rumors: Spurs, Dylan Harper, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Suns, Kevin Dura...2025
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• Warriors Focused On Finding Right Role Players Over Pursuit Of Another Star In Offseason

The Golden State Warriors plan to prioritize upgrading role players around Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler rather than pursuing another star, sources tell The Athletic. The Warriors spent the past 16 months pursuing a star from LeBron James to Paul George to Lauri Markkanen and even Kevin Durant before finally acquiring Butler from the Miami Heat before the trade deadline. The Warriors have long be...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• Suns Targeting New Starting Center

The Phoenix Suns are targeting a new starting center this offseason. The Suns traded Jusuf Nurkic to the Charlotte Hornets for Nick Richards during the 24-25 season. Richards averaged 9.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in 22.7 minutes over 36 games after he was acquired by the Suns. Richards is signed through the 25-26 season. The Suns continue to search for a new head coach along with a resolution on wh...2025
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Joins Kevin Durant in Thunder’s Exclusive Playoff Club After Game 1 Win vs. Wolves
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and joined Kevin Durant in a unique club after the Thunder took the lead in the Conference Finals....2025
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• Sixers Linked With Potential Trade Talks For Kevin Durant, Lauri Markkanen

The Philadelphia 76ers have been linked with Kevin Durant and Lauri Markkanen in potential trade conversations involving the No. 3 overall pick. The Sixers could look to package Paul George with the pick as they attempt to bounce back from a disappointing 24-25 season. George averaged just 16.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his first season with the Sixers after signing a four-year, $212...2025
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• 2025 NBA Offseason Preview: Phoenix Suns

After winning 49 games and making a first-round playoff exit in 2023/24, the Suns were confident that their second year with the big three of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal would yield better results. Having not operated with a traditional point guard for much of the 2023/24 season, the Suns added Tyus Jones […]...2025
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• Kings Expected To Make DeMar DeRozan Available In Summer Trade Market

The Sacramento Kings could evaluate their options on a DeMar DeRozan trade this offseason as Scott Perry assumes control of their front office. DeRozan was acquired by the previous regime on a three-year, $74 million sign-and-trade from the Chicago Bulls. DeRozan is signed through the 26-27 season and is represented by Aaron Goodwin. DeRozan averaged 22.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists in hi...2025
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• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• OKC Reacts to First Conference Finals Berth Since 2016
The OKC Thunder have reached the Western Conference Finals for the first time since the Russell Westbrook-Kevin Durant era and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the man of the moment. Despite his calm demeanour, SGA was anxious during his side’s dominant Game 7 125-93 victory. “I was nervous, to be honest,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Just knowing what was […] The post OKC Re...2025
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• Pat Riley Gets Candid About Heat’s Roster Plans Amid Kevin Durant Trade Rumors
Pat Riley shocks the NBA by revealing Miami Heat's willingness to pursue an aging superstar, as Kevin Durant trade rumors gain momentum....2025
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• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment
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• Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokic and James Harden are redefining athleticism

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images When top playoff performers are considered unathletic, it’s a reminder that we’re missing something As the 2025 NBA Playoffs are get underway, we are all looking forward to seeing players like Luka Dončić, James Harden and Nikola Jokic rise to the occasion and put on performances to remember. All of them are key players for Western Conferenc...2025
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• 3 things worth watching in the final week before the NBA playoffs

The wild Western Conference standings race is just one of a handful of things still worth keeping an eye on as the NBA playoffs approach. The last two weeks of the NBA regular season are a quagmire of uselessness. Teams are tanking harder than my bank account after a week in Atlantic City, and nothing we see from top teams hoping to preserve their stars can be trusted. Unless it’s the Celtics winn...2025
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• Cooper Flagg Becomes 4th Freshman To Win AP Player Of The Year Award

Cooper Flagg has been named The Associated Press men's college basketball national Player of the Year, becoming only the fourth freshman in the award's 64-year history to receive this honor. The 18-year-old Duke star from Newport, Maine, won a close race with Auburn's Johni Broome, receiving 41 of 61 votes. Flagg joins Zion Williamson (2019), Anthony Davis (2012) and Kevin Durant (2007) as the onl...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with 2 March Madness prospects rising, 1 falling

Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images March Madness has impacted our latest 2025 NBA mock draft. March Madness is the first time a big section of NBA fans check in on the top prospects in college basketball. This is a good year to do it: 19 of the 30 first-round picks in our last mock draft made the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament, and a bunch of them are still playing as the fi...2025
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• College basketball coaching hire grades for men’s Indiana, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa jobs, and more

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Let’s grade the biggest men’s college basketball coaching hires so far. Only college sports has the offseason start while the postseason is still going on. Men’s college basketball is feeling that in a big way right now, with tons of coaching hires and transfer portal additions happening at the same time as the 2025 NCAA tournament trims its field to the ...2025
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• LeBron James, Nike Agree on Lifetime Contract: Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Coronavirus: Kevin Durant among four Brooklyn Nets players who tested positive for COVID-19 virus
Durant was the first member of the four Nets players to test positive to publicly speak out about his condition...2020
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• Kevin Durant won't attend 2022 NBA All-Star Game after death of grandmother
Durant, a team captain and member of the NBA's 75th anniversary team, was already sidelined due to injury...2022
• Can the NBA Ever Replace Kobe Bryant?
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• Durant: Don't need ASG vote to validate me
Reigning league MVP Kevin Durant says a drastic drop-off in fan votes that cost him a starting spot in next month's NBA All-Star Game won't serve as any extra motivation as he tries to lead Oklahoma City Thunder back into the playoff picture....2015
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Kevin Durant Inspired By LeBron James and Stephen Curry in the NBA Finals
2015

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• Phoenix Suns 2024-2025 fantasy basketball season recap: Durant, Booker get no help
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker were great, but it wasn't enough for the Suns to make the playoffs....2025
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• Is Kevin Durant Bound for Golden State? Not If He Remains True to Himself
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• Kevin Durant Expresses Desire to Own an NFL Team
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• Kendrick Perkins Labels Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ‘Greatest’ Thunder Player of All-Time, Reigniting Kevin Durant Beef
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• Suns Targeting New Starting Center
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• Report: Kevin Durant Staying With Suns ‘Has Not Been Fully Ruled Out’
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• Sixers’ 8 best NBA Draft choices for No. 3 overall pick, ranked
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• Report: 76ers Could Offer Paul George, No. 3 Pick For Kevin Durant Or Lauri Markkanen
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• ‘Not the Direction They’re Looking’ — NBA Insider Pumps Brakes on Kevin Durant to Rockets Amid Trade Rumors
After the Rockets took an early exit from the playoffs, one NBA analyst suggests that trading for Kevin Durant is not the direction they're going in....2025
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• Kevin Durant Wins Magic Johnson Award
Kevin Durant won the Magic Johnson Award for the 2024-25 season, his second time winning the award. The award is given by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to a player who shows "cooperation and grace in dealing with the media and fans." "We're really pleased to honor KD again," association president Howard Beck said. "Kevin has long been one of the NBA's most thoughtful and accessib...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• Kenny Atkinson is the perfect coach for this Cavs moment
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• NBA Rumors: Kevin Durant, the Exit Plan, and Why a Coaching Change Doesn’t Change Much

So here we are again — Kevin Durant, regular-season flameout in the rearview, summer speculation ramping up, and another head coach likely walking into a buzzsaw with no paddle. And if you’ve been paying attention, it doesn’t take an “NBA Insider” to see where this is headed. Durant is going to be traded. Probably sooner […] The post NBA Rumors: Kevin Durant, the Exit Plan, and Why a Coachin...2025
• NBA Insider Shams Charania Unveils Surprising Kevin Durant-Celtics Trade Detail From 2022
NBA Insider Shams Charania revealed a shocking detail on a failed Boston Celtics trade for Kevin Durant from 2022....2025
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• Tennessee men’s basketball can put the narratives to bed forever in March Madness

Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images After Friday night’s throttling of Kentucky, the Volunteers are one win away from the accomplishment that has eluded the program forever. No major American sport loves its narratives, and views them more as absolutes, than men’s college basketball. Mike Krzyzewski just can’t win the big one. A freshman-led team will ne...2025
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• Report: Whispers growing Spurs could pursue Kevin Durant trade in offseason
According to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, whispers are growing that the San Antonio Spurs could pursue a Kevin Durant trade in the offseason. The Phoenix Suns are widely expected to trade Durant this offseason since they have struggled this season and almost traded the future Hall of Famer at this year’s NBA trade […] The post Report: Whispers growing Spurs could pur...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Updated projection with 2 March Madness prospects rising, 1 falling
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• College basketball coaching hire grades for men’s Indiana, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa jobs, and more
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