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Since announcing his decision to join the Golden State Warriors last summer, Kevin Durant has further increased the Dubs’ odds of winning a championship. They did just that last season in convincing fashion, only losing one game in the entire postseason, leading to their second title in three years. Understanding that three to four stars […]

The LA Clippers underwent arguably the most significant personnel changes in the entire NBA this offseason, losing nine players from the 2016-17 roster to trades or free agency and adding in another nine heading into the 2017-18 season. Chris Paul, J.J. Redick, Jamal Crawford, Luc Mbaha Moute, Raymond Felton, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass, Alan Anderson, […]

After nine seasons together with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors and won his first NBA championship. As for Russell Westbrook, he averaged a triple-double en route to his first Most Valuable Player award. With Durant looking to win back-to-back championships, Westbrook has a new All-Star forward to play […]

The Golden State Warriors have made the NBA Finals in each of the last three seasons, winning two titles in the process. In the year they came up short against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Dubs still set the record for wins in a season at 73. Rather than stand pat, they added another superstar to […]

It took nine years in the NBA before Kevin Durant finally captured an elusive league championship. But now that he’s gotten a taste of what it feels like to be an NBA champion, he’s grown more determined to taste another thing that has continued to elude the Golden State Warriors forward for years: actress Scarlett […]

After playing eight seasons together with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook formed a strong bond on and off the court. However, an apparent rift between them has emerged following Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors last year. Many speculated that they had ended their friendship, but the former MVP […]

Kevin Durant showed a token of admiration for fellow star Kyrie Irving in the aftermath of his trade to the Boston Celtics, expressing admiration for his willingness to request a trade to his front office and follow his heart in regards to his career. “He did what he was supposed to do in Cleveland,” Durant […]

Making a slight trip to the past, Kevin Durant was asked to pick a historic player he’d like to play with, during a YouTube livestream hangout interview in his channel. The Golden State Warriors forward darted a couple of options, first opting for a dominant center, then for a passing wizard, expressing his admiration. “It […]

Throughout his 10 years in the league, Kevin Durant has kept one piece of advice near and dear to his heart and mind — “Every time you touch the ball, shoot it.” If that mentality sounds familiar, it’s because it comes from one of the best pure scorers the game has seen — words of […]

Kevin Durant jumped in on the Hot Ones YouTube channel, discussing many areas off the court, including fashion sense, where he was asked which NBA player he’d go to for advice. “No. 1 person I wouldn’t go to is Draymond,” Durant said jokingly. “So let’s get that out the way first.” Once he took the shot […]

Kevin Durant has faced a major drop-off from last year’s popularity contest after being the incoming draft class’ favorite NBA player for three straight years, dipping an alarming 24 percent from last season during Tuesday’s 2017-18 NBA rookie survey. Kevin Durant dropped 24%?!?! Wow. pic.twitter.com/1hhFIOi59t — Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) August 22, 2017 Durant only received […]

Even after winning the NBA championship, Kevin Durant continues to battle trolls from all corners of the globe on Twitter. Durant’s latest exchange came with a fan from New Zealand (probably a Steven Adams fan?) who wondered whether Durant was thinking about ditching the Warriors and joining his 7-0 college team. Apparently, Durant wasn’t impressed […]

Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry let Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant know exactly how she felt about Durant’s stance to not visit the White House. The tradition typically taken by champions in sports will likely not continue with the champion Warriors, leading to this exchange between Durant and McHenry. boo hoo. Sad story…..keep tellin […]

After a teacher took sports fandom to another level, prompting Kevin Durant as an example not to follow and Michael Jordan as one to follow, the Golden State Warriors star didn’t hesitate to fire back with some strong comments. "DON'T BE A…Kevin Durant" "DO BE A …Michael Jordan"https://t.co/00R9nQg4HH — SB Nation (@SBNation) August 18, 2017 whoever […]

Earlier this week it was revealed that Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant had made the decision to decline to an invitation to the White House to honor his team’s accomplishment. In light of that, Durant recently fired back at former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry after she bashed professional athletes who decide to turn […]

Kevin Durant couldn’t stop the chatter and endless questions about him and his character upon leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder this past offseason. The media scrutiny followed from the offseason to the regular season to even the offseason, where even ultimate victory would be a lose-lose situation for the 2014 MVP and eventual 2017 Finals […]

Oklahoma employs at least one teacher who still isn’t a fan of Kevin Durant leaving to join the Golden State Warriors to win an NBA title. The teacher, who is obviously a Thunder fan, wanted to give the kids an early lesson on character and behavior, using Durant as the antagonist in the message. What […]

Kevin Durant recently made a new Instagram page, which will give his fans a chance to find out what he’s been busy with these days, as well as share photos of him. However, instead of a lot of basketball fans getting excited with the development, they used it as a way to troll the former […]

Finals MVP Kevin Durant can miss out on an experience of a lifetime after becoming an NBA champion, as he has prepared to turn down an invitation to the White House if any is to arrive throughout the course of the upcoming NBA season. The Golden State Warriors forward was part of a homecoming to […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant isn’t as universally hated for his decision to join the superteam as it may seem. He probably even gained some cool points with his recent statement regarding all of the latest POTUS controversies. In fact, Prince George County declared Aug. 17 Kevin Durant Day as part of a homecoming welcome […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant echoed the sentiment of many fellow NBA players who have spoken out against President Donald Trump on the aftermath of the violent white supremacist march held in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. Just like Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James, shooting guards Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen and former […]

Finals MVP Kevin Durant has been making the most of his offseason, not only staying in sunny L.A., but traveling to India, and most recently to New York City to a charity function. The Washington D.C. native inaugurated a court in the East Side of the so called Mecca of basketball, giving back to kids in […]

ESPN aired a special NFL Fantasy Football segment on Tuesday showing mostly African-American players being auctioned off. While the league is dominated by these athletes, what made the piece more controversial was that the bidders were mostly white. The sports network drew a lot of flak for it, and many voiced out their displeasure, including […]

Kevin Durant may have been born and raised in Washington D.C., but he has admitted that he grew up watching a lot of New York City basketball. Now in the offseason and fresh off his first NBA championship, the reigning Finals MVP is enjoying his summer and was in The Big Apple recently where he […]

The NBA offseason has become a fantasy land of superteams when it comes to local leagues and offseason workouts, the latest, a coalition of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Carmelo Anthony during one of Chris Brinkley’s M7 Blackout Sessions at Academy Basketball, known as the “Black Ops” training for the NBA’s elite players. During this […]

Former teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are tied as the early favorites to win the Most Valuable Player award next season, according to SportsInsights. Despite having gone separate ways, each of them ended up as MVPs of their own this past season, as the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard managed to win his first […]

In a sense, the Minnesota Timberwolves this summer are like a welterweight bulking up in size and moving up three weight classes to compete with the big boys. From a team that went teetering on the classification border of playoff-bound and playoff-pretender last season, Minnesota now has become one that’s considered a serious threat in […]

In his last two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, guard Sean Kilpatrick has established himself as a proven scorer in the league. During a recent interview with Slam Magazine, Kilpatrick revealed that he has been working out with Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant and former NBA great Steve Nash this offseason. It’s been […]

Kevin Durant took to Twitter to apologize for his comments about India during an interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic. The Golden State Warriors forward said the country was years behind in knowledge and experience, judging solely by his observations during his short visit. “It’s a country that’s 20 years behind in terms of […]

The Golden State Warriors’ dominating run to an NBA title in this year’s playoffs has brought forth much change across the Western Conference. In a recent interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Durant stated that he believes there is an entirely new playing field in the West because due to the slew of moves […]

Among the many notable moves this offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves were one of the most active teams in the league retooling their roster. During a recent interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Kevin Durant voiced much praised toward the Timberwolves for putting together a talented roster. “You look at (Jeff) […]

This offseason, there has been a lot of movement across the league with several big name players joining new teams. One of which was All-Star forward Paul George being traded from the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Following the move, George stated that he spoke to Durant about what to expect in Oklahoma […]

Prior to the start of free agency, the Houston Rockets made a huge splash by landing All-Star point guard Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers. It has paired him together with another All-Star guard in James Harden, which has immediately raised questions about how it may work out next season. During a recent interview […]

Heading into the NBA offseason, there was plenty of concern that the Golden State Warriors may not have been able to bring back some of their core group of players in free agency. However, Kevin Durant’s decision to take about $10 million less than the max in his annual salary helped allow for the Warriors […]

Kevin Durant teamed up with the “Slow Mo Guys” while in his pro camp in Austin, Texas — displaying one of his signature poster-like tomahawk dunks frame-by-frame on his way to the rack. Dan and Gavin clearly had no chance at stopping the Finals MVP, but tried to for the sake of good fun, getting […]

Since Kevin Durant made the decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder, there has been a shared sentiment of betrayal from the city towards him. However, this clearly isn’t any feeling that Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe gave off during a recent interview with TMZ where he extended a welcoming hand to Durant. “Kevin Durant would […]

Top 10 NBA Shooting Guards 1. James Harden Harden indisputably has the most complete offensive game on this list if not in the entire league.  He can drop 15 assists or 40 points on any night depending on what mood he is in and what defenses are giving him.  What makes Harden so special is that […]

Since announcing that he has chosen to bring his talents to the Golden State Warriors last year, Kevin Durant has received a lot of criticism and continues to be trolled on social media. However, he may have found the biggest supporter of his decision, who is not even a part of his current team, and […]

When four of the premier talents in the NBA all play for one team, it is pretty difficult to find any lineup combinations among them that aren’t successful. Whether Draymond Green plays more of his minutes with Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant, the Warriors are still probably going to beat your favorite team. The probability […]