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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Wednesday he expects superstar small forward Kevin Durant to return to the lineup during the team’s current four-game road trip. Durant suffered a right ankle contusion on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. The two-time Finals MVP won’t play on Wednesday versus the Houston Rockets. […]

New York Knicks rookie Allonzo Trier is apparently a huge fan of Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant. The 23-year-old shooting guard called out a random top 5 NBA players list on Twitter for its omission of the reigning back-to-back Finals MVP: 🤨 KD died? https://t.co/UU8KiY9kS6 — Allonzo Trier (@ISO_ZO) March 12, 2019 Trier does […]

The Golden State Warriors had a rough night on Monday, losing both Kevin Durant to another injury and the game against the lowly Phoenix Suns, 115-111. Durant tweaked his ankle during the fourth quarter of the contest and didn’t return to action. He was diagnosed with a right ankle contusion, which also happened to be […]

Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated had a brief talk with Charles Barkley on the prospect of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joining forces to play for the New York Knicks this upcoming summer, but the Hall of Famer doesn’t think they have what it takes to make it in The Big Apple. “You ain’t tough […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Monday superstar small forward Kevin Durant is day-to-day. Durant suffered a right ankle contusion against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday after he came down on Suns rookie Deandre Ayton’s foot. Kerr also noted that KD is day-to-day after his ankle injury. Unclear at this […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is obviously frustrated after they lost to the lowly Phoenix Suns on Sunday. According to Sam Hustis of KNBR.com, Durant exploded and went off with a rant about the team’s performance, especially after he went down due to ankle injury. Heading to the locker room after the loss, KD […]

Golden State Warriors players, coaches and fans had their heart skip a beat during Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns when Kevin Durant went down with an ankle injury. Afterwards, however, head coach Steve Kerr expressed optimism that the injury, so close to the postseason, isn’t considered to be serious. During the post-game presser, Kerr […]

Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors proved that he’s not just an offensive gunner, he also has the vision to boot. He showcased his passing ability via a no-look pass to Alfonzo McKinnie who went up for the big slam. Peep Durant’s no-look dish in the clip posted by NBA TV. Notice how the […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant was forced to leave the game against the Phoenix Suns after sustaining a right ankle contusion. Here’s video of the Kevin Durant right ankle turn via @NBCSWarriors. Same ankle he twisted vs Sixers. Went right to locker room. pic.twitter.com/p8EqTICydo — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 11, 2019 As observed, the […]

Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors plays for a team which is in the middle of its last season in Oakland, given the Dubs’ move to San Francisco next season. Durant is now joined in Oakland by another athlete who will play a final season in that city before a franchise moves to another […]

ESPN insider Brian Windhorst says Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving and Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant “were like a middle school couple” at NBA All-Star weekend in Charlotte. Both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant will become free agents this summer once they decline their 2019-20 player options with their respective teams. The two […]

The Golden State Warriors thumped the Denver Nuggets by a score of 122-105 on Friday night, and in the process, DeMarcus Cousins finished with 13 points, six rebounds, six assists and, most notably, six blocks. He also added three steals. Those numbers came on the heels of criticism of Cousins’ defense, with many pointing out […]

The Golden State Warriors are reportedly routinely confused as to why star small forward Kevin Durant doesn’t seem more enthused by what they have built, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Since Durant signed with the Warriors back in 2016, Golden State has won two-straight championships. KD has won two-straight Finals MVPs over that period. Despite […]

The 2018-19 season has been a historic one for James Harden, who has been on an offensive tear for nearly two months and counting. Ditto for Russell Westbrook, whose triple-double exploits are still impressive, even without as much fanfare. Let’s not forget Kevin Durant, who continues to play at a high level, as the defending […]

The Atlanta Hawks are 22-44 this season, so they’ll take hope and optimism wherever they can find it. The latest place to search? Free agency. Sam Amick of The Athletic answered that he believes the Hawks are hopeful that they can at least land a meeting this summer with Kevin Durant: Teams from coast-to-coast are […]

NBA insider and senior writer for The Athletic Sam Amick recently went on a public Q&A forum to address a number of questions raised by avid NBA fans all over the world. One of the most interesting queries Amick responded to pertained to Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant and his apparent lack of enthusiasm […]

What are Kevin Durant’s motivations? What are Kevin Durant’s future plans? What does Kevin Durant think about himself and the way he is perceived? What did Kevin Durant have for breakfast on Tuesday at 8:37 a.m.? Bob Myers knows that the first three questions have been asked about Durant all season long… and that if […]

The Golden State Warriors roster saw quite the shakeup in the 2016 offseason. Bringing in Kevin Durant gave the team a heightened ceiling and made them the unquestioned strongest starting lineup in the league. However, to make that happen, it meant that big parts of their roster that had won a championship just two seasons […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst loss of the season by way of a 33-point pounding at the hands of the struggling Boston Celtics, losers of four in a row before their primetime tilt at Oracle Arena, with a national audience on TNT. Yet the Celtics did a little more than just embarrass the […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst home loss of the Steve Kerr era on Tuesday night when they were blown out by the Boston Celtics, 128-95. Nobody from the Warriors camp was happy after the defeat, but superstar Kevin Durant appeared to be in a more irritable mood than most. The 30-year-old was dismissive […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young managed to persevere through a rough start to his rookie season, often overshadowed by the very man he was traded for — Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks and his rousing Rookie of the Year season. Yet the Oklahoma product, the one most described as too thin, too wild, and […]

The Boston Celtics silenced the Oracle Arena crowd after they blew out the defending champion Golden State Warriors on their home floor, 128-95. Following the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr blasted his squad, calling their efforts “embarrassing” and cited that his team didn’t play with enough intensity and anger throughout the contest. Kerr’s “anger” comments […]

Boston Celtics rising star Jayson Tatum can add another incredible highlight play to his collection. In their game against the Golden State Warriors, the 21-year-old forward not only rejected Kevin Durant at the rim, but he was also able to steal the ball away to the disappointment of KD. Midway through the third quarter of […]

Kevin Durant may have inadvertently started a new trend for any basketball player out there that follows the NBA. During the Golden State Warriors’ contest against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, Durant re-hydrated while drying up the sweat on his face, before returning back into the game. When you play 35.5 minutes per game for […]

The Golden State Warriors will be facing the Boston Celtics for the second time this season, and judging by their first meeting in January, their second collision is expected to have a playoff-like atmosphere. However, the Celtics haven’t been the same since that matchup. As of this moment, they have lost seven of their last […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is getting tired of the media and says no writer in the industry should be able to question his, LeBron James and Kevin Durant’s body of work. Irving has been under a lot of scrutiny from the media lately because of the Celtics’ struggles this season. The same […]

It is no secret that the Boston Celtics are in the midst of a disappointing 2018-19 NBA season. However, Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is still not overlooking them. The Celtics have failed to follow through on the high expectations they set for themselves. According to Mark Medina of The Mercury News, though, Durant feels […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala doubled down on his take citing Stephen Curry as a top-two point guard in NBA history, going one step further and taking him and Kevin Durant and comparing them to Michael Jordan. Iguodala cited Curry as an underrated talent, explaining that the stuff he does on the court goes […]

The NBA TV GameTime crew had some fun with Kevin Durant’s meme-worthy manner of drinking. The Golden State Warriors star appeared to be drinking while having a mask on, prompting Dennis Scott and Co. to wonder how he was doing such a thing. Wyd, KD? 😂#GameTime pic.twitter.com/qpMZjhTJOO — NBA TV (@NBATV) March 3, 2019 The […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid says Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is “probably the best player in the league” for him. The Sixers host the Warriors on Saturday. Embiid is still out with knee soreness, but he told local reporters that KD is the best player in the NBA right now. Joel […]

Tim Kawakami, who covers the Golden State Warriors for The Atheltic, thinks there’s “too much evidence pointing” to superstar small forward Kevin Durant leaving the team this summer. Durant can become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Warriors, and there have been a bevy of rumors […]

At the start of the 2018-19 NBA season, it was widely believed that the Golden State Warriors would win their third straight championship, especially after they signed DeMarcus Cousins to a one-year deal. These Warriors looked unstoppable on paper — they can field in a five-man lineup of five All-Stars. “We might as well hand […]

In recent years, Kevin Durant has often been vilified by fans and media alike. They have criticized his ring-chasing with the Golden State Warriors as well as his curious Twitter burner accounts. However, for a piece published Friday morning, Durant sat down with Kerith Burke of NBC Sports Bay Area. In the Q&A, Durant opened […]

Kevin Durant is truly a one-of-a-kind player, so it makes sense that he also has a unique approach to his NBA career. This offseason will be a pivotal moment in his tenure with the league, as KD is set to be the number one free agent on the market and where he goes, much like […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant recently sat down with Kerith Burke of NBC Sports for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, the former No. 2 overall pick was asked about his legacy and the potential of building it somewhere else. Burke: I’m going to ask you this question, and I know people will interpret […]

Out of all the star players in the NBA, Kevin Durant is always one of the toughest to try and predict. With his free agency fast approached, there are multiple possibilities up in the air on where he could end up playing by the start of the 2019-20 season. The Golden State Warriors are favorites […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says he is resting superstar small forward Kevin Durant against the Orlando Magic on Thursday because the two-time Finals MVP is tired. Durant hasn’t missed a game all season. The Warriors are on the second night of a back-to-back, so Kerr sees this as a great opportunity to […]

The Golden State Warriors will be playing the second of their back-to-back Florida games on Thursday when they visit the Orlando Magic. The Dubs, who are coming off a 126-125 loss against the Miami Heat, will be looking to bounce back. However, Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala won’t be suiting up for Golden State: Injury […]

Despite the heartbreaking loss to Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat, Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors took time to reflect on his final duel with one of the greatest players of all time. In a postgame interview, a reporter reminded Durant that it was his final game with the Heat and Wade — […]