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• Report: Suns stockpile draft picks in deal with Jazz amid reported interest in Jimmy Butler trade

The Suns turned one first-round draft pick into three from the Jazz. Are they stockpiling assets to upgrade their roster around Devin Booker and Kevin Durant?...2025
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• Warriors Trade Rumors: Kevin Durant Reunion Possible Via 4-For-1 Deal
The Golden State Warriors could reunite with Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Durant with Golden State became a two-time Finals MVP against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals. There’s a chance that the 17-year veteran could return to the Bay Area. Warriors […] The post Warriors Trade Rumors: Kevin Durant Reunion...2025
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• ‘Have a great night Detroit’: Die-hard Commanders fan Kevin Durant taking victory lap

People poured into the Commanders' locker room following their divisional-round playoff win, including NBA star Kevin Durant....2025
• ‘Have a great night Detroit’: Die-hard Commanders fan Kevin Durant is taking his victory lap

Why was Suns star Kevin Durant in the Commanders' locker room following their divisional round win over the Lions?...2025
• Why is the National Baseball Hall of Fame the most revered among sports?

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Very well might be a question without an answer. On Tuesday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its newest class of inductees. Here at Royals Review, our writers took a look at the ballot and voted a few weeks ago. That’s just one of—what?—hundreds, if not thousands, of articles across the land about the Hall of Fame and who will get the call. Like...2025
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• Kevin Durant joins Commanders' locker room after playoff win — and gets in a dig at Lions' Jahmyr Gibbs

Durant, a longtime Washington fan, joined the Commanders as they celebrated their divisional round upset over Detroit....2025

• Some Members Of Heat Don't Want Jimmy Butler To Return

There are some players on the Miami Heat that would prefer to not have Jimmy Butler return to the team now that his seven-game suspension is over. The Heat went 3-4 without Butler as they played six of those games on the road. "I don't know how he can come back to this locker room," one source close to the team said. Said another, "We don't want him back." ESPN's Ramona Shelburne writes that "the...2025
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• Every NBA All-Star candidate in 2025, and the 24 players who should actually make team

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Here’s a big list of deserving NBA All-Star candidates, plus our picks for the players who should make the team. It feels like the NBA is stocked with more elite talent than ever before. That’s going to lead to a lot of hard feelings as it relates to the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. There are only 12 spots on the All-Star roster in the Eastern and Western Con...2025
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Cooper Flagg has somehow exceeded the stratospheric hype. The NBA had a premonition Cooper Flagg was bound for future superstardom long before he put on a Duke jersey. It was the NBA’s interest that convinced Flagg to reclassify, essentially skipping his senior year of high school to enroll in college at just 17 years old. It was at the NBA’s behest th...2025
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target

Mike Watters-Imagn Images With an awesome team already and nearly all their own assets available to upgrade it, the Orlando Magic are ready to win now. The Orlando Magic should be on the cusp of something special. Before his oblique injury, Paolo Banchero looked like the next thing. And then before his own oblique injury, Franz Wagner looked like the next-next thing. Jalen Suggs might be t...2025
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• Steve Kerr: Big Part Of My Job Is Not Running Stephen Curry Into The Ground

Stephen Curry is 36 and in his 16th NBA season, which necessitates a different approach for his minutes and usage to keep him performing at this best. "The scales have tipped, for sure," Curry said. "It's more of a measured approach now. I feel like I can still get to the same peaks, but is that an every-single-night-type thing? Maybe not, but it's picking and choosing your spots and trying to man...2025
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• The Suns benching Bradley Beal could have deeper meaning for NBA trade rumors

Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images How the Suns benching Bradley Beal could tie into Jimmy Butler trade rumors. The Phoenix Suns have the most expensive roster in the NBA. If the season ended today, Phoenix wouldn’t even make the play-in tournament in the Western Conference thanks to an atrocious stretch to end Dec. With the NBA trade deadline approaching on Feb. 6, the Suns feel l...2025
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• Dunc'd On: Jimmy Butler Suspended; 9 in 73 on the Western Conference

We discuss the ramifications of the Heat suspending Jimmy Butler, and discuss possible trade packages for him. Then, a look at some of the Western Conference. DEN & SAS: Victor against every star big is now a must-watch. 27:17 OKC: The Thunder dominated the Knicks in the 4th quarter to continue their winning streak. 45:15 LAC: Norman Powell is having a ridiculous shooting season because he doe...2025
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• The Heat bowing to Jimmy Butler’s trade demand proves NBA superstars have near-unlimited power

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Jimmy Butler has fully demonstrated that NBA teams are almost entirely powerless to stop the whims of a stubborn enough superstar. We talk a lot about “championship windows” in the NBA. Those four-to-five-year stretches when a team can plausibly win it all usually open out of nowhere, when a young team finds their footing or makes that final all-in trade....2025
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• NBA All-Star voting has 3 things fans got right, and 3 things they got wrong in 2025

The best and worst of 2025 NBA All-Star fan voting so far There are always more deserving players for the NBA All-Star Game than there are spots on the team. As the league changes to a bizarre new All-Star format this season, the voting for the starters remains the same. Three front-court players and two backcourt players will be chosen from each conference, with the fan vote making up 50 percent ...2025
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• Devin Booker Gets Honest About Suns’ Woes
The Suns are not in good shape, despite having the highest payroll in the entire NBA and Devin Booker has spoken about the team’s troubles. Perhaps the most worrying part is the fact that Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal have played only 197 minutes together this season because of various injuries and in […] The post Devin Booker Gets Honest About Suns’ Woes appeared f...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
2016

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• Kevin Durant Expresses Desire to Own an NFL Team
2015

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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
2015

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"Most chalk up the beginning of the “player empowerment” era to LeBron James and The Decision in 2010, but things intensified quite a bit when Kevin Durant requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets with four guaranteed years remaining on his contract, and fresh off a three-year, $194 million extension."

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"Kevin Durant believes he should be in NBA GOAT conversation: 'Why shouldn't I be in that?'"

2023
"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"

2021
"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."

• Report: Suns stockpile draft picks in deal with Jazz amid reported interest in Jimmy Butler trade
2025

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• Warriors Trade Rumors: Kevin Durant Reunion Possible Via 4-For-1 Deal
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• Every NBA All-Star candidate in 2025, and the 24 players who should actually make team
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• Devin Booker, Suns Remain Fully Committed Long-Term

The Phoenix Suns could be reaching a crossroads if they are unable to make a trade by the deadline that turns around their season ahead of their third potential playoff run with Kevin Durant. Durant decided not to sign an extension with the Suns this past offseason and could become a free agent in 2026. While the Houston Rockets reportedly "let it be known" that they have interest in Devin Booker,...2025
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 14, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Its prospect list season! MLB Pipeline writes about the top international prospect in each farm system. Royals: Yandel Ricardo, SS (No. 8) There’s something to be said for catcher Ramon Ramirez, who has gone from a $57,500 signing to a powerful catcher at 19. For now, we’ll lean on last year’s big international signing in Ricardo. The Cuban na...2025
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• Kevin Durant admires owner Mat Ishbia pushing for title despite Suns’ poor season
Kevin Durant understands how a franchise hopes to contend for a title the same season they acquire him, but experience tells us that to construct a championship-worthy team, you need to respect the process and build around your star players. Currently in his third year in Phoenix, the veteran star acknowledges the importance of having […] The post Kevin Durant admires owner Mat Ishbia pushi...2025
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target
2025

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• Suns’ Kevin Durant Makes It Clear He’s Keeping The Faith

On Friday, Kevin Durant spoke candidly about the Phoenix Suns’ roster-building strategy under the leadership of new owner Mat Ishbia, who has made a series of bold moves since taking over, including the trade for Durant himself in 2023. The result? The Suns are now operating with a slimmer pool of draft assets, making further […] The post Suns’ Kevin Durant Makes It Clear He̵...2025
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• Pacific Notes: Durant, Kawhi, Kings, Warriors Injuries
Speaking on Friday to reporters, including Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic, Suns star Kevin Durant was asked about the team’s roster-building philosophy under new team owner Mat Ishbia. A series of aggressive roster moves since Ishbia’s arrival, starting with the acquisition of Durant in 2023, has left Phoenix with few draft assets and a […]...2025
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• Why is the National Baseball Hall of Fame the most revered among sports?
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• Every NBA All-Star candidate in 2025, and the 24 players who should actually make team
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history
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• Suns’ Kevin Durant Makes It Clear He’s Keeping The Faith
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• The Heat bowing to Jimmy Butler’s trade demand proves NBA superstars have near-unlimited power
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• And-Ones: All-Star Voting, NBAGL Standouts, Diamond Sports, Rookies
MVP candidates Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks and Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets are the leading vote-getters in their respective conferences in the first All-Star fan voting results announced by the NBA on Thursday (Twitter link). Jayson Tatum, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James are the other stars who rank among the top three […]...2025
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• NBA All-Star voting has 3 things fans got right, and 3 things they got wrong in 2025
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• NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images Let’s rank the candidates for the 2025 NBA MVP award. What makes an NBA MVP? For some, the award should go to the best player alive regardless of team performance. To others, MVP has a stronger narrative pull for players who elevated their team to new heights (see: Derrick Rose in 2011) or who broke through unthinkable glass ceilings (see: Russell Wes...2025
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• The NBA fought back on Christmas, and reminded us it still runs this holiday

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The NBA wouldn’t let the NFL steal Christmas this year. The biggest talking point of the NBA season thus far has been about why the NBA sucks now. It feels like the narrative started during the lackluster 2024 NBA All-Star Game (a meaningless exhibition!), and has completely unraveled since. It’s impossible to watch a game on television without legendary f...2024
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• Stephen Curry and LeBron James saved USA Basketball from humiliating Olympics loss

Photo by Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images USA Basketball was on the brink of defeat until Stephen Curry and LeBron James saved them. Stephen Curry waited his entire career to make his Olympics debut, but the start of his run in the 2024 Paris Games was decidedly underwhelming. In the United States’ first four games in the Olympics, Curry averaged only 7.3 points per game ...2024
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• Why is the National Baseball Hall of Fame the most revered among sports?
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target
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• The NBA fought back on Christmas, and reminded us it still runs this holiday
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• Anthony Edwards Addresses Viral Trash Talk With Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards has addressed the moment he started chirping at Kevin Durant after hitting a series of shots over him in Game 1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round series win against the Phoenix Suns. Edwards’ heroics, which included 18 points in the third quarter, were instrumental in the Timberwolves securing a commanding 120-95 victory and […] The post Anthony Edwards A...2024
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• Kevin Durant Explains Why He Didn’t Have Mavericks Fans Ejected After Pregame Confrontation

The Suns forward discussed a heated moment before Thursday’s contest....2024
• Draymond Green Reveals Savage Call He Made To Kevin Durant
Draymond Green has beefed with Kevin Durant a whole lot over the years, with their most famous incident moment being when Draymond cussed out Durant in the middle of a game during their time as teammates on the Warriors. But now, Green has revealed a savage comment he made to Durant after Golden State beat […] The post Draymond Green Reveals Savage Call He Made To Kevin Durant appeared first...2024
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• Kevin Durant Pinpoints Moment He Thought NBA Career Was Over

The Suns superstar reflected on a dark moment of his basketball career....2024
• NBA All-Star takeaways: On Giannis’ health, load management, Mitchell’s moment and a happy Kevin Durant
As the final stretch of the regular season nears, a few observations and revelations from All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City....2023
• 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

• 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
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• 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
2015

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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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• Is Kevin Durant Bound for Golden State? Not If He Remains True to Himself
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
2015

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• ‘Have a great night Detroit’: Die-hard Commanders fan Kevin Durant taking victory lap
2025
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• Devin Booker, Suns Remain Fully Committed Long-Term
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• Chandler Parsons Ranks Kevin Durant Ahead Of Kobe Bryant In All-Time NBA Player Rankings: ‘He’s Not Top-3’
When people talk about the greatest players to ever have graced a basketball court, the debate usually includes the likes of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant. However, former player Chandler Parsons believes otherwise, as he would take one of them out of the Top 3 and exchange one of them for a current […] The post Chandler Parsons Ranks Kevin Durant Ahead Of Kobe Bryant In All-...2025
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history
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• Pacific Notes: Durant, Kawhi, Kings, Warriors Injuries
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• Get to know Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy, and the other 4 Unrivaled coaches

Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/NBAE via Getty Images Everything you need to know about the six head coaches who will lead Unrivaled clubs this winter. Unrivaled — the new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league — launches next Friday, Jan. 17 in Miami. 36 of the best players in the WNBA will be participating, including Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart (the league’s two co-founders),...2025
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• Atlantic Notes: Nets, Johnson, Boucher, Yabusele, Embiid
In just two years, the Nets went from being a playoff contender with Kevin Durant, to being one of the league’s rebuilding teams, Brian Lewis of the New York Post writes. When the Nets had Durant, Oklahoma City, Houston and Orlando were among the teams with the worst records, all of which are top teams […]...2025
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• Steve Kerr: Big Part Of My Job Is Not Running Stephen Curry Into The Ground
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• Joel Embiid hinted he could be next NBA superstar to request trade with cryptic comments
Joel Embiid put 76ers on clock by hinting at trade request. Joel Embiid is firmly in the prime of his career. The superstar center finally won NBA MVP this past season after consecutive second place finishes. He will turn 30 years old in March. There’s only one thing missing on Embiid’s resume at this point: an NBA championship. Embiid’s lack of success in the NBA Playoffs is hard to ignore. He’s ...2023
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• Warriors GM Bob Myers suggests team is out of Kevin Durant sweepstakes: 'I like our team and where it's at'
Durant's trade request had led to speculation of a reunion between him and the Warriors...2022
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• Kevin Durant makes shocking confession about Draymond Green spat while with Warriors
Kevin Durant and Draymond Green made headlines when they got into it in the closing seconds of the Golden State Warriors‘ overtime loss against the Los Angeles Clippers in November of 2018. However, Durant said on J.J. Redick’s podcast, “The Old Man and the Three,” that he believes the argument actually helped the pair grow […] The post Kevin Durant makes shocking con...2020
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• Keeping Jamal Crawford is one big move Kevin Durant wants Nets to make for 2020-21
When the Brooklyn Nets signed veteran shooting guard Jamal Crawford for the Orlando games, there was speculation that the three-time Sixth Man of the Year could be on the team next season as well due to his close relationship with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. It looks like those rumors were true, as Chris Haynes […] The post Keeping Jamal Crawford is one big move Kevin Durant wants Nets to...2020
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• Possible Durant return affecting Nets' title odds
Caesars Sportsbook lowered Brooklyn's championship odds from 750-1 to 60-1 on speculation that Kevin Durant could return from his Achilles tendon injury when the NBA resumes....2020
• Steve Kerr praises D’Angelo Russell for how he's handled trade rumors
D’Angelo Russell’s first season with the Golden State Warriors has not gone as expected, not by a long shot, but head coach Steve Kerr has been impressed with how the young guard has dealt with such a tumultuous few months. Acquired this past offseason in the sign-and-trade that shipped Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets, Russell has seen injuries to teammates pile up, including to Stephen Curry, a...2019
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• Fat Joe rips Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving for picking Nets instead of Knicks
It’s been about five months since Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving made the decision to sign with the Nets, but there are some Knicks fans who are still heated about missing out on the two superstars. Rapper Fat Joe is one of those fans, and he wasn’t afraid to voice his displeasure with Durant and Irving during an interview with Sports Illustrated on Wednesday. “You got to understand a lot of player...2019
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• Kevin Durant roasts Fat Joe over slam about not signing with Knicks
Kevin Durant will not be able to amaze NBA fans with his on-court exploits until next season, but he remains All-Star-caliber with his social media game. In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Fat Joe ripped both Durant and Kyrie Irving for choosing to sign with the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks. The rapper argued that when it came to the pressure of playing for the Knicks, the tw...2019
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• Kevin McHale ‘would be shocked’ if Kevin Durant stayed with Warriors
No one, presumably including Kevin Durant himself, has any idea what the superstar will do in free agency after the season. That said, there has been no shortage of speculation about Durant’s future, including whether or not he’ll remain with the Golden State Warriors once the dust settles. Kevin McHale recently weighed in on Durant’s impending free agency, and the NBA legend does not see the back...2019
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• Pat Riley Comments on Dwyane Wade's Decision to Leave Miami Heat
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