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The Phoenix Suns were able to compete against the Boston Celtics without their best player, Devin Booker. The two teams will have a rematch on Thursday at TD Garden, where the 27-year-old franchise player previously had a 70-point game. Booker is averaging the sixth-most points (27.5) in the league. He has also improved playmaking, averaging […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have become one of the league’s most feared teams, and it’s thanks in large part to the continued MVP-caliber play of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. On Tuesday night, despite the Thunder’s 121-111 defeat to the Indiana Pacers, Gilgeous-Alexander was his usual best self, putting up 30 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists while […]

Legendary NBA point guard Isiah Thomas joined star Draymond Green on the Golden State Warriors forward’s podcast, ‘The Draymond Green Show’ on Tuesday. During his appearance, Thomas had a shocking take on the Warriors and their acquisition of Kevin Durant: "Kevin Durant comes that summer [to the Warriors] and really saves y'all basketball legacy… If […]

The Phoenix Suns’ Big 3 showed out in their 117-111 win over the Cavs Monday night. The Suns’ Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal shined by combining for  88 points, 19 rebounds and 17 assists in the game where Cleveland was without Donovan Mitchell. Durant hit three straight threes to close the win. Booker, […]

The Washington Commanders are in the midst of an offseason rebuild, and one of their recent transactions was the signing of running back Austin Ekeler. A Los Angeles Charger throughout his career, Ekeler starts a new chapter in Washington via a two-year, $11.43 million deal. The news turned heads among the Commanders fandom, one of […]

Kevin Durant lit up the Cleveland Cavaliers’ defense Monday night. The 35-year-old Phoenix Suns forward had five 3-pointers in the 117-110 victory, including three straight to help win the game. Durant’s final possession stifled the Cavs’ best player on the floor, Darius Garland, from making a layup to seal the deal. “I’m surprised they helped […]

It has lived in notoriety as Kevin Durant’s most sought-after signature sneaker colorway and after over 12 years on the shelf, Nike will retro the iconic sneaker in May 2024. Durant will channel yet another alter-ego when the Nike KD 4 “Weatherman” returns. Check out our Sneakers news for more upcoming releases and breaking content! […]

On Saturday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season by knocking off Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on the road. Although Durant poured in a whopping 45 points on incredible efficiency, ultimately it was Tatum and his Celtics teammates who made the majority of the […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum is getting a powerful message from one of the other greats in the NBA. The Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant gave Taytum a signed jersey, with a concise message on it. Kevin Durant gave Jayson Tatum a signed jersey post-game, via Tatum’s snap story: “One of the greats. Keep cookin.” pic.twitter.com/IXfoayOysb […]

During the Phoenix Suns’ Tuesday night contest against the Denver Nuggets, Grayson Allen did exactly what the team needed him to do: step up with Devin Booker nursing an ankle injury. He hit eight triples, waxing hot from beyond the arc as the Suns took a huge 117-107 victory over the reigning champion. Allen then […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is in the midst of another successful year statistically as he looks for more success with the team heading into the home stretch of the regular season and eventually in the playoffs. What has led Durant to this high level of play besides skill is a question that has been […]

The Phoenix Suns struggled against the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA playoffs. The Suns lost all three of its away games against the Nuggets in the series. Tuesday, the new-look Suns with Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Grayson Allen defeated the Nuggets, 117-107, in overtime. Phoenix improved to 36-26 while Denver is now 42-20. […]

Kevin Durant’s 2023-24 NBA season with the Phoenix Suns is one that has been emblematic of his career. Coming off his first 50/40/90 (50 percent from the field, 40 percent from three and 90 percent from free-throw line) in 2022-23, Durant has been effective and efficient in his first full season with the Suns. “Continuity […]

When Kevin Durant joined the Golden State Warriors in 2016, it turned the NBA world on its head. But the move was far from out of nowhere, according to Warriors forward Draymond Green. Green, appearing on the ‘7pm in Brooklyn’ podcast, shared that he had been planning Durant’s recruitment for a year: "I was like, […]

There’s an alternate history where the city of Seattle never loses the SuperSonics, and in that scenario, Kevin Durant goes down as one of the most iconic athletes in Seattle professional sports history. Of course, this is not the version of events that we lived through. Instead, Durant played one just season in Seattle — winning […]

It’s been a banner year for Kevin Durant as he seeks another NBA Championship with the Phoenix Suns and his latest signature sneaker, the Nike KD 16, has been one of the more popular models released in the last year. Without wasting any time, Nike gave us a first look at the 14-time All-Star’s newest […]

On Sunday night, the Phoenix Suns faced the Oklahoma City Thunder in a tough contest made even more difficult by the fact that they were on the second night of a back-to-back. Making matters worse, they also entered that game without Devin Booker, who is nursing an ankle injury. Booker’s absence, in particular, meant that […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is happy to see one of his idols get honored by the franchise. The Suns admitted Amar’e Stoudemire into the Phoenix Ring of Honor on Saturday, and Durant had kind words for the former Suns player. Kevin Durant on Amar’e Stoudemire making the Suns Ring of Honor: “He’s left his […]

Many NBA fans thought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s sacred all-time scoring record was here to stay forever. However, LeBron James proved that wrong by making history against the Oklahoma City Thunder to become the latest record-holder. James got to 38,390 points after the game against the Thunder, and he still has several years of high-level play left […]

One of the most disappointing teams in recent NBA history is the Brooklyn Nets team that featured Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. That trio was supposed to bring championship glory to the franchise but injuries and unavailability hindered their chances. One player who was a part of those Nets rosters is current Cleveland […]

In an impressive display of recognition from one of basketball’s biggest stars, Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant recently shared his admiration upon seeing Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark’s dominance on the court for the first time. Durant, a seasoned NBA veteran and renowned player, recounted his experience watching Clark play during a national girls […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was on former player Carmelo Anthony’s show “7PM in Brooklyn” where he talked about the relationship he has with Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant. Most importantly, Green talked about how Durant addressed himself after he was involved in an altercation with Jusuf Nurkic, a teammate of the Suns play-maker. […]

The Phoenix Suns are fighting to stay afloat in the competitive Western Conference. The Suns are 34-24 and sit sixth in the conference standings. Nevertheless, Kevin Durant and Frank Vogel are still finding time for a laugh. Durant glowed when talking about a parody Frank Vogel Twitter account. The Suns find a parody account of […]

The Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant has shocked onlookers with another First Team All-NBA caliber season at age 35, but he doesn’t appear set to follow the same path as LeBron James into his 40s, based on his own recent comments. Durant revealed one of his secrets recently for staying near the top of the NBA’s […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is known as one of the games greatest scorers of all time, but his defense has taken a back seat in terms of attention. However, Durant was and still is a valid player on that end of the court, partly because of his lanky dimensions, but also because of the […]

Former Hawks star Jeff Teague is an outspoken ex-NBA player who recently commented on the sheer dominance exhibited by the Golden State Warriors during the Kevin Durant era in the Bay Area. He spoke alongside Warriors star Draymond Green recently on a day when Green’s comments on a controversial MVP candidate were revealed. Green also […]

Kevin Durant and LeBron James are two of the best players of all-time. LeBron is considered by some to be the greatest player ever, while others place him behind Michael Jordan. Durant, meanwhile, has an argument for being ranked within the top 10 players in the history of the game. But which star will win […]

While it’s impossible to have LeBron James travel back in time and play in the same era as Michael Jordan, that hasn’t stopped chatbots from giving it a try. We’ve already asked ChatGPT in the past to answer questions we never thought we could find answers to when we had it rank the top 25 […]

Down by as much as 16 at one point, the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to clinch a 123-110 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Their win was spearheaded by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren, who both had high-scoring nights. Holmgren in particular, managed to achieve a feat that puts him in the Thunder record […]

On Sunday afternoon, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns picked up their first win of the post All-Star break portion of the home schedule with a fairly comfortable home victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Durant didn’t have his most efficient shooting night in this one but still did more than enough […]

Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant continues to climb up the record books as one of the NBA’s all-time top scorers. Durant is giving a shoutout to Carmelo Anthony as the Suns star passes him on the career scoring list. “Carmelo [Anthony] was somebody I looked up to since I was 13, 14 years old. […]

The Phoenix Suns might’ve lost 114-110 to the Houston Rockets on Friday evening, but Kevin Durant certainly did his part with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists. In the process, KD moved into ninth all-time in points, surpassing Carmelo Anthony. Via ClutchPoints: “Last night, Kevin Durant surpassed Carmelo Anthony for 9th on the ALL-TIME […]

Typically when current NBA stars are asked the question, “Who is your GOAT,” the response is one of three names: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, or LeBron James but certainly not any Minnesota Timberwolves. Twenty years ago, this exercise would’ve produced slightly different results. I assume that in 2004, the common answers to this question would’ve […]

Although the Phoenix Suns lost a critical game on the road Thursday night against the Dallas Mavericks, headlines coming out of this game surrounded what happened before the contest even began. As Suns superstar forward Kevin Durant emerged from the team’s tunnel for his pregame warmups, he was serenated by the Mavericks faithful with boos. […]

Kevin Durant is regarded as a once-in-a-generation scorer. Since he came into the league from Texas, not a lot of defensive specialists could stop him. However, Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks may have cracked the code. They unleashed PJ Washington against the Phoenix Suns and it all worked out. There have been countless other […]

The Phoenix Suns are currently playing the Dallas Mavericks, and as expected, the night has already been filled with drama. Considering the recent history between both teams, something was bound to happen. This time, the extracurriculars started even before tipoff and it involved Suns forward Kevin Durant. While the Phoenix players were making their way […]

Draymond Green joined Jeff Teague on Teague’s podcast Club 520 and broached the topic of the 2022 NBA Finals. The Golden State Warriors won the series 4-2 over the Boston Celtics, securing their fourth ring in seven seasons. Draymond was particularly proud of that championship victory for several reasons, none more prevalent it appears than proving to […]

The Dallas Mavericks will host the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. It projects to be a competitive affair as Dallas looks to keep their six-game winning streak alive. One of the primary challenges for the Mavs will be finding a way to contain Kevin Durant. Jason Kidd addressed the Mavs’ Durant gameplan on Wednesday after […]

The Duke basketball program is one of the most storied basketball programs of all time, and because of that, the Blue Devils always get some of the best recruits in the country. That will once again be the case next season as Duke is bringing in the top player in the country, Cooper Flagg. Duke […]