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Kevin Durant’s commitment to defense took off before the cameras and commentators were there to laud him for it. Despite setting a career-high in blocks last season with 1.6 per game as a first-year member of the Golden State Warriors, Durant’s new-found motivation for defense took off while he was still in Oklahoma City. “I’ve been […]

Omri Casspi got a taste of a frenzied Golden State Warriors home crowd at Oracle Arena, seizing the opportunity to see some minutes on the floor due to the absence of starter Kevin Durant. The Israeli international enjoyed a season-best all-around the board, tallying 13 points, three rebounds, two steals, an assist, and a career-high […]

After playing shorthanded against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors could be back to full strength in their next game. Kevin Durant expects to return to action for the team on Saturday when they host the Philadelphia 76ers at Oracle Arena. Kevin Durant (thigh contusion) tells ESPN he expects to play Saturday […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will miss tonight’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a left thigh contusion, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Durant has played the team’s first 11 games without the need to miss time, but he reportedly suffered the injury on Monday in the first quarter of a 97-80 win over […]

We know Kevin Durant is a ruthless killer when he’s on the court. We also know that he could be merciless also on social media whether he’s using a burner Twitter account or not. And recently, Andrew Joseph of USA Today has unearthed some more of Durant’s virtual savageries, this time targeting his Golden State […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra earlier said that the defending world champion Golden State Warriors are “playing a different sport.” You know what? Maybe they really are. Just take a look at what Stephen Curry pulled off during warmups prior to the showdown against the Heat Monday. But perhaps more entertaining was the reaction […]

There are plenty centers out there trying to be point guards but there’s arguably no one who can do it better and more efficient than Denver Nuggets unicorn Nikola Jokic. Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has taken notice of the seemingly endless potential of Jokic, elaborating to Adam Mares of Denverstiffs.com why he thinks […]

The Golden State Warriors had an easy time disposing of the Denver Nuggets on the road Saturday, eking out a comfortable 127-108 win for their third-straight victory. As usual, it was the pair of Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, who did most of the damage on their opponents. Durant paced the team with 25 points, […]

Expect Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant to be on the highlights tonight, though it’s not for something he’d probably like. During today’s match between the Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs, Danny Green took Golden State’s defense to the woodshed at least on one play when he shook off Stephen Curry and attacked the […]

Former NBA star and Turner Sports NBA analyst Chris Webber argued that Golden State Warriors Kevin Durant could make his case for Defensive Player of the Year, only months removed from his frontcourt mate Draymond Green winning the much-coveted award after finishing runner-up to San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard. “He could make his case […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins has had a ridiculous seven-game start to the year from a statistical sense. He’s averaging 29.4 points, 13.6 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.1 blocks, while shooting 49 percent from the field and hitting 2.4 3-pointers per game. All of those would be a new career-high if the season […]

When asked which teams have the greatest chance of dethroning the Warriors, the typical responses are the Spurs, Rockets, and the Cavaliers. While these teams all made some great offseason moves in response to the 16-1 postseason steamroll by the Warriors, one team that’s made no substantial moves looks to be among the greatest threats […]

The Golden State Warriors have been a defensive disaster throughout their first four games of the season, allowing 113.6 points against through the start of this new campaign. But among them is yet another candidate for Defensive Player of the Year — and no, it’s not Draymond Green. Kevin Durant is leading the league in defending […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant was just chilling with some friends and about to have his hair cut while watching the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers start the new NBA regular season. But little did he know he was about to witness Gordon Hayward’s gruesome leg injury mere minutes into the start of the […]

NBA players have different routines they do during warmups to keep them loose before the start of games. From shooting a specific number of shots from the 3-point or free throw line, to listening to music while stretching, these are just some of the common ones they have been doing. For Golden State Warriors star […]

When the Golden State Warriors take the floor against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, it may mark one of the final few meetings that it will be against Dirk Nowitzki. With that in mind, All-Star forward Kevin Durant on Monday morning reflected fondly upon his time playing against Nowitzki throughout his own career. https://twitter.com/EarlKSneed/status/922511879964065794 […]

The NBA season has just begun and the Warriors are off to a rocky start so far. It’s rare to see one superstar ejected from an NBA game, but two at once is an unprecedented event that eventually happened tonight. Saturday was the night the Memphis Grizzlies hosted the world champion Golden State Warriors in a […]

Through his first 10 seasons, Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant has earned the recognition from his peers as one of the top players in the league. Much of this has been due to his unique skill set offensively that has made him a premier scorer. However, Durant recently made it clear that there […]

Even with the level of talent NBA players have, they still look to their families, friends and fellow players for additional motivation to help them perform better on the court. For Brandon Ingram, he gets his regular dose of encouraging words from a player he was compared a lot to before he entered the NBA. […]

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article mistakenly read that Reggie Lewis died of a drug overdose. This has been edited to reflect the correct cause of Lewis’ tragic death. Love him or hate him, there’s no question Kevin Durant is one of the greatest players in Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics franchise history. His No. […]

Tuesday night’s matchup of the Golden State Warriors vs the Houston Rockets did not disappoint. The two Western Conference powerhouses slugged it out from the very beginning with high energy. There were plenty of fireworks, starting with the Warriors scoring barrages in the 1st quarter and some unlikely players giving fans more than what they […]

As the new season begins, it also marks the start of the first season where Nike is the NBA’s official jersey provider. That said, they welcomed the campaign with a video that will surely add more hype to fans who have long been looking forward to Tuesday night’s tipoff. The clip depicts the story of […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant was just late on his game-winning shot attempt to beat the Houston Rockets Tuesday night. As fate would have it, the Rockets escaped the season-opener with the 122-121 victory. Here’s a look at the final sequence, in which Stephen Curry also had a shot for the lead: Durant finished […]

The new NBA season is officially underway, but don’t think for a second that people are finally done talking about last June’s NBA Finals won by the Golden State Warriors. That series had plenty of unforgettable moments despite the Warriors making quick work of the Cleveland Cavaliers in just five games. Among them was the […]

Steve Nash has played an even bigger part in the Golden State Warriors that most people would give him credit for. Despite having the role of team consultant, Nash frequents the facility not in a suit and tie, but in shorts and sneakers — talking to players like one of the guys and happy to […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is one of the most talented basketball players in the world today, but it’s not like he needs to be reminded of that. Everyone knows that Durant is capable of torching anyone on the basketball court, including LeBron James, whom he dominated in the 2017 NBA Finals by averaging […]

The king of social media stays the king. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was on top of his game last night, not only on the court in a preseason matchup with the Miami Heat, but after when he took to Twitter to call out Hassan Whiteside during a heated yet playful exchange. Embiid called over […]

Kevin Durant is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world today. Part of his success are his basketball skills, self-discipline, and constant drive to become better. However, his quest to be the best version of him as a player won’t be possible without his confidence as well. The Golden State Warriors […]

Through his first four seasons, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has continued to ascend into becoming most promising star in the NBA. Along the way, he has already garnered high praise from many of his colleagues across the league. One of which is Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant, who recently stated during a Q&A […]

The Golden State Warriors will enter their final tune-up prior to the start of the season against the Sacramento Kings without three of their main five horses, as Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala will miss the game, according to Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury News. Durant will sit due to a […]

The NBA offseason was riddled with shocking trades, impressive acquisitions, and yeah… sneaker wars. From free agents looking for a new brand to sport during the season, to Golden State Warriors forward and newly-crowned champion Kevin Durant giving Under Armour a bad name, by saying kids at the college level don’t want to wear their […]

Karl-Anthony Towns, who was voted as the player general managers around the league would like to build their franchise around, proved even rising stars like him have a favorite player still in the league. The Minnesota Timberwolves center took questions while he live-streamed a game of Call of Duty over Twitch, one of them being […]

Despite already securing a new lucrative deal with the Golden State Warriors this offseason, Kevin Durant is still continuing to find ways to grow his company more. The Durant company has reportedly made its next major investment, and it will be something not related to basketball, and even sports in general. After visiting one of […]

Russell Westbrook was noticeably silent when the whole controversy surrounding Kevin Durant and his criticism of the Oklahoma City Thunder while supposedly using another Twitter account broke a few weeks ago. The Thunder superstar liked an Instagram post by now-former teammate Enes Kanter’s response to Durant, but that was about it. Until now. @SheaSerrano thought […]

Kevin Durant has always brought a lot of energy and intensity with him whenever he plays on the court. During his trip to China recently, he wanted to make sure his fans knew how he does it, as well as how pumped up he is to play in front of them. The reigning Finals MVP […]

The Golden State Warriors recently made a trip to China for a scheduled regular season game with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Although the Warriors lost, everybody did have fun there, including 2017 Finals MVP Kevin Durant, who went full Oprah-meme when he made a half-court shot that dispensed free t-shirts for 180 Chinese fans attending a […]

Kevin Durant soaked every second of Stephen Curry getting roasted by a Chinese reporter who asked him about his foul trouble, after the Golden State Warriors point guard picked up five fouls in 24 minutes of play in a 111-97 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. The Finals MVP smiled, then looked intently at […]

Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant flashed their kicks and posed for an Instagram photo hours after their preseason loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ3Zf-bgIFV/?taken-by=stephencurry30 Much had been made about the differences between the Finals MVP and the two-time MVP’s shoe-driven rift during this offseason, after the former, a Nike athlete, mentioned during an […]

Despite now being a part of the Indiana Pacers, Victor Oladipo fired back at his fellow former Oklahoma City Thunder player Kevin Durant for the comments he made against the franchise recently. It can be recalled that the reigning Finals MVP of the Golden State Warriors caused quite a stir when he tweeted some disparaging […]