Kevin Durant Articles - Page 178

Since he infamously made his decision not to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016 and take his talents to the Golden State Warriors, it was believed that Kevin Durant no longer has the same relationship with Russell Westbrook. The two have been the topic of a lot of headlines and even had some fiery […]

During the NBA All-Star media session, Kevin Durant was asked about the great dunk he has ever seen, and he had a comical answer. Of the course guy, he is referring too is his former teammate Russell Westbrook, but the way he approached the question and the answer was creative. “This 6-3 guy I used to play with […]

For the second year in a row following their split, superstars Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant of the defending-champion Golden State Warriors will be on the same team again. When asked about how he has moved on from his days playing alongside Westbrook in OKC during All-Star media day, Durant […]

Kevin Durant is now a veteran in this league, and when it comes to All-Star Games, he has had his fair share of appearances. When he steps on the court Sunday night it will be his ninth All-Star appearance. He has appeared in every all-star game since the 2009-10 season. During a media scrum on Friday, […]

Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham attacked LeBron James and Kevin Durant on live television the other night regarding their political views. The comments became personal especially as it undermined James’ intelligence and her lack of sensitivity has made Durant believe that she was being racist. Laura Ingraham says #LeBronJames should "shut up and dribble" and […]

The sports world went into a frenzy after Fox anchor Laura Ingraham criticized the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant for expressing their views on President Donald Trump. Undoubtedly, President Trump’s election has caused quite a stir in the entire world, making conversations about his performance in all spectrum of […]

What would have been a run-of-the-mill ESPN Wednesday double-header became a spectacular night thanks to “The Crossover” — a special day in which college basketball analysts cross over to the pro game, injecting their colorful emotion into these NBA games, this time prior to the impending All-Star break. However, last night’s case was different. Personally, […]

The Golden State Warriors loved to have a day to spend around Hall of Famer Bill Walton, as the 7-footer was part of ESPN’s Crossover series, where college basketball analysts take a crack at doing the job for the NBA for a night and vice versa. The lively 65-year-old spent time at the practice facility, […]

The onslaught of divided opinions also brought plenty of criticism, as Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr caught plenty of flak for allowing his players to coach themselves during a 46-point win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. Kevin Durant wasn’t fond of the constant finger-pointing shaming Kerr for employing the tactic against […]

Kevin Durant didn’t take his clutch-time gaffe lightly in the waning seconds of a highly-contested affair against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Golden State Warriors forward stepped out of bounds as he took and made a 3-point jumper with 8.8 seconds to go in the game, having the basket waived off with his back heel […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have sent their apologies to Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant for snubbing him with the top overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, but that wasn’t enough for the 2014 MVP to hold back in his team’s visit to Oregon for their Wednesday night matchup. Durant exploded for the defending […]

The Golden State Warriors are heading into the NBA All-Star break with a loss, but not before witnessing Kevin Durant go off for 50 points. The Warriors were at Moda Center in Portland Wednesday night, looking to extend their three-game win streak, but were instead handed a 123-117 loss by the Portland Trail Blazers despite […]

Last night’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the lowly Phoenix Suns was quite an interesting spectacle. The savage 129-83 beatdown the Warriors unleashed upon the Suns on Monday night at Oracle Arena had its own interesting storylines on the side. The decision coming from Golden State head coach Steve Kerr to let injured […]

Kevin Durant is going to be the lastest basketball player to have a film created about his childhood and how growing up shaped his NBA career today. According to Joe Otterson of Variety , here’s some news on the series set to be created by Apple: Titled “Swagger,” the series is inspired by Durant’s youth basketball […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson is known for dazzling crowds with his textbook shooting form. However, the biggest highlight of his Saturday night came via a dunk in the third quarter over San Antonio Spurs small forward Davis Bertans. The slam understandably took the Warriors’ bench by shock as it is not something Thompson […]

The Golden State Warriors are the best three-point shooting team in the NBA today in terms of accuracy. Although it’s not being tracked, the Warriors probably also own the best shooting percentage from deep during warm-ups. While we do not have the figures to prove that, here’s the pair of Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant […]

In a frenzied NBA trade deadline, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant reacted to the biggest move of the day, as the Cleveland Cavaliers traded their recently-acquired point guard Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye, and their own first-round pick for Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance Jr. “They got better,” Durant said, […]

When it comes to the Oklahoma City Thunder lately, they have really been struggling to finish teams off down the stretch. A lot of that has to do with how poorly they have been playing defensively, which stems from the loss of guard Andre Roberson for the season due to a ruptured left patella tendon he […]

The slash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant isn’t as deep as it was during his first season in a new uniform, but that didn’t keep the media from asking the question during Tuesday’s practice, ahead of a second matchup against them. Durant has about had it with the […]

After playing three years alongside him, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant knows what it’s like to go one-on-one against a legitimate perimeter hound in Andre Roberson. Durant found out what it’s like to be in the opposite side of the fence for the first time last season, as the two got into a heated […]

In lieu of his recent induction into the NFL’s Hall of Fame, Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant decided to send a special shout-out to Randy Moss. Moss, now 40 years of age, was a first-ballot inductee — and for good reason. Over the course of his illustrious career, the Rand, West Virginia native played […]

Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant isn’t one to back down from a fan these days. His Twitter interactions are evidence of that enough and now he’s doing it in person too. A fan tried to troll KD this week while he was out in public taking some questions and signing autographs. The fan […]

Emotions overflowed for Kevin Durant and Draymond Green at one point during the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. On a transition play, Green took a pass while cutting into the paint and immediately looked to kick it out to Durant in the corner for a 3-pointer. The only problem […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been one of the league’s most exciting players from the day he stepped on the basketball court. Endowed with great athleticism, the length that rivals the body type of Kevin Durant, and basketball skill allows him to pull off moves on the court the average player can only wish they were able […]

Recently, a report from ESPN’s Chris Haynes emerged suggesting that LeBron James would not rule out the possibility of joining the Warriors next season, should they be able to create enough space in their salary cap. Though it was much more a general report than an actual statement of intent, the rumor mills inevitably went […]

Covering interviews of NBA players is by all means not an easy task. Reporters are not guaranteed to have the chance to ask them questions they want to receive answers on, and their cameramen also need to make sure they capture every moment of the media sessions. That means battling for position and going up […]

In the midst of earlier reports from ESPN’s Chris Haynes, suggesting LeBron James would listen to a max-offer pitch from the Golden State Warriors this upcoming summer, Kevin Durant wasn’t sold on the news. The Warriors forward called “bulls**t” as soon as he was asked the first question, according to Logan Murdock of the San […]

Tanking a season has been frowned upon by the NBA which instituted the NBA Draft Lottery in 1985 to prevent teams from doing so. The lottery was created to give all non-playoff teams a chance for the top pick in the NBA Draft. Despite several changes to the system since then, teams continue to tank […]

The performance James Harden put on Tuesday night left many around the NBA completely stunned. Harden, the star player for the Houston Rockets, put up 60 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a 114-107 win over the Orlando Magic. It was the first time any player in NBA history tallied a triple-double with 60 […]

The Golden State Warriors star duo of Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry dropped their two cents on the blockbuster trade that sent Blake Griffin from the L.A. Clippers to the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Griffin was signed to a massive five-year, $173 million deal this offseason after Chris Paul’s trade to the Houston Rockets, but […]

Now here’s a story that we don’t seem to hear about every day. Prior to last night’s highly-anticipated game between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics at Oracle Arena, a strange incident happened with Warriors superstar forward Kevin Durant and an elderly fan. According to a story told on SportsCenter late last night […]

After what was potentially a 2018 NBA Finals preview on Saturday night with the Golden State Warriors’ 109-105 victory over the Boston Celtics, superstar forward Kevin Durant was asked about a devastating injury that occurred earlier that day to one of his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates in Andre Roberson. During the third quarter of […]

When the Golden State Warriors host the Boston Celtics in the second and final matchup of the 2017-18 NBA season, it will mark the two best teams in their respective conferences. In their first matchup on Nov. 16, the Celtics came away with a thrilling 92-88 win in Boston. Prior to their final matchup in […]

Kevin Durant is an All-Star again, this time playing on LeBron James’ team for the first time in his career. As great an honor as it is for him to be selected to play in the All-Star Game for the ninth time in his career, Durant is likely done participating in the Saturday events. According […]

This NBA season has been a tumultuous one in terms of the relationship between the referees and the players. There have been numerous incidences already in which the two sides have demonstrated the apparent enmity between them on the court. The NBA has clearly taken notice of it, and is, in fact, planning to have […]

Kevin Durant took a step back, looking at the Boston Celtics roster now in comparison to last year’s team, noting the team has vastly improved after making the trade for Kyrie Irving. “Hell yeah, they’ve changed. Kyrie is one of the top-three skilled players in the league, in my opinion,” said Durant, according to Melissa […]

With the All-Star Game on the horizon, the untelevised drafting of the teams panned Kevin Durant as the first overall pick by LeBron James, leaving Stephen Curry with teammates Klay Thompson and Draymond Green on his squad. Due to much hoopla surrounding the pecking order of these All-Star selections, Melissa Rohlin of the San Jose […]

In the inaugural 2018 NBA All-Star Game draft, LeBron James, this year’s leading vote-getter, chose Kevin Durant with the first pick. After Stephen Curry was unable to choose his teammate, he chose Giannis Antetokounmpo with the second pick according to Ros Gold-Onwude of NBA on TNT. After the Golden State Warriors’ 126-113 win over the […]

Kevin Durant had quite an brilliant idea to poke fun at himself, posting a picture of himself in a tank top with LeBron James’ face after being selected to be on his team for this year’s All-Star Game. The caption “My Next Chapter” was the initial title of his post-decision explanation of why he chose […]