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Despite the overwhelming pressure leading up to this year’s NBA Finals, Kevin Durant turned out a statement Game 1 performance in his team’s 113-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, leading all scorers with 38 points without a single turnover, joining very exclusive company in the process. Durant now finds himself three points behind Shaquille O’Neal […]

Kevin Durant didn’t just ruthlessly dominate the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. He made sure to do it in Rihanna’s face as well. KD had a moment with the music star, who was sitting courtside for Game 1 in Oracle Arena. After drilling a 3-pointer late in the fourth […]

The Golden State Warriors continued their dominance in the NBA playoffs with a 113-91 drumming of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. According to the Warriors’ PR, the convincing victory put the team alone in NBA history with an impressive all-time feat. Warriors are the first team in […]

The Golden State Warriors cruised to a blowout 113-91 win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kevin Durant played a huge part in the victory posting a near triple-double with a game-high 38 points on 14-of-26 shooting from the field along with eight rebounds, eight assists, and zero turnovers. However, […]

As the start of the NBA Finals is here, more and more fans are getting into it and highly anticipating the highly entertaining third consecutive meeting between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. After Taiwanese animators came up with a hilarious parody video about it, another clip has surfaced, this time depicting a love […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers had a very intense start, with both teams not showing any rust and scoring easily in the first half. As expected, LeBron James and Kevin Durant both had incredible starts, leading their respective teams in scoring. However, it was Durant who […]

The Golden State Warriors may be in the Finals, but their front office is already planning ahead as early as now and preparing for this summer, where they are expected to make big decisions for the organization. With Kevin Durant having the option to opt out of the final year of his contract, the team will […]

While the Golden State Warriors are on the eve of beginning their quest for a second NBA title in their NBA Finals appearance, there are major questions that will be prevalent surrounding the franchise this upcoming summer. Much of this will center on the pending unrestricted free agency of a couple of their core group […]

The Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant now in the fold have become a nearly unstoppable offensive juggernaut, and that has been shown through their unblemished run through the Western Conference holding a 12-0 record heading into the 2017 NBA Finals. Golden State fields a starting lineup that features four All-Stars who are among the […]

Much has been made about the pressure Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will be under after making an unforeseen switch to the Bay Area after playing for one franchise for the first nine years of his career. While the 2014 MVP has said in multiple interviews that his decision of changing teams wasn’t based […]

After he was named a player development consultant of the Golden State Warriors, former back-to-back MVP Steve Nash has worked closely with the team’s players and helped them to further improve their games. He has received the utmost praise from the Warriors for his valuable contributions to their respective developments. Kevin Durant was recently asked about the impact […]

The 2017 NBA Finals isn’t only a monumental one because of its rubber match nature, but also because of just how star-studded it is, boasting 11 combined current and former All-Stars — the most in the last 34 years of NBA history, via Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the likes of LeBron […]

One of the most famous basketball courts in the world, Rucker Park in Harlem, is set to be active again in June. The new boss of the Entertainers Basketball Classic, Cordell Marius is set to restart the whole operation on June 19 with eight men’s teams, and eight high school teams. Cordell is actually the […]

Golden State Warriors backup point guard Shaun Livingston has seen just about everything as a journeyman in the NBA, even getting the chance to play with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The injury-riddled and once highly-touted high school prospect out of Peoria, Illinois had seen the Thunder […]

Since the Golden State Warriors landed Kevin Durant in free agency last offseason, both have caught plenty of flak in and around the league for the move. Beyond the initial reaction of it creating an even more dominant team, it’s one that often overlooks the step back that Stephen Curry took on the court from being the top […]

Nike has been known to be one of most popular sports shoes and apparel brands in the world today. They have under contract some of the best athletes in different sports, with one of them being Kevin Durant, who is undoubtedly an elite player in the NBA. With the recent announcement of the release of […]

A now-retired Paul Pierce had some lasting words for Kevin Durant and his season-long scrutinized decision to join the Golden State Warriors last offseason. Despite having played for three different teams after being traded by the Boston Celtics, The Truth had plenty of criticism to dish out, asserting that guys of his era would never do what […]

When Kevin Durant decided to take his talents to Oakland and join the Golden State Warriors, he made it clear it’s because he feels he has the best chance of winning a title with them. Now in the NBA Finals and having swept the first three rounds of the playoffs, he and his teammates have […]

Kevin Durant‘s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder blew the NBA away last Fourth of July in the 2016 NBA free agency, signing a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors. The big move involved moving around old key contributors for the Warriors such as Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes, and from what we’ve seen […]

Today’s release of ESPN’s World Fame 100 rankings; a collection of Forbes’ annual list of highest-paid athletes plus journalistic sources that cover different sports around the globe, came with plenty of shocking surprises — one of them was Kevin Durant eclipsing teammate Stephen Curry out of the Top 10 rankings. The 2014 MVP ranked No. 8 in […]

After yet another sour early exit from the postseason, L.A. Clippers president and head coach Doc Rivers joined ESPN’s Mike & Mike and spoke on several topics, including Chris Paul‘s imminent free agency, and Kevin Durant‘s impact in a bolstered Golden State Warriors offense. Rivers insisted as he did earlier in last year’s offseason that the addition […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will tip off the 2017 NBA Finals this Thursday night in Oakland, CA. Episode Three of this series is what everyone expected at the start of the regular season and are looking forward to saving what has been a relatively boring postseason in terms of competitiveness. The […]

Jared Dudley has played in the NBA for a decade, having matched up defensively against many of the league’s best scorers over that span. During a recent interview with Chris Broussard of Fox Sports on his “In the Zone” podcast, Dudley chose Kobe Bryant over Kevin Durant and LeBron James as the most difficult player to guard. Who's the […]

Golden State Warriors general manager and president of basketball operations Bob Myers received a lot of praise last year when he was able to secure Kevin Durant‘s services, despite already having a lineup that contended for the championship the past two seasons. He is admired even more now across the league for his leadership and […]

Last year’s free agency turned out to be one of the most anticipated in recent memory because of the multitude of stars up for grabs. One of the them was Kevin Durant, who drew a lot of interest from teams around the league, but ultimately chose the Golden State Warriors as he believes his best […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has been a relative shadow of himself throughout the 2017 postseason. With his scoring average dipping progressively through every series, the long-range sniper is drawing inspiration from his past performances in order to regain his high-scoring form for the NBA Finals. Thompson was a one-man army in last […]

Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley openly admitted that Kevin Durant has been his toughest cover to date. The three-and-D wing went on The Ryen Russillo Show on ESPN Radio on Thursday and reminisced about his time guarding him during the playoffs in 2014. “My worst time was going against Durant in the playoffs when I played for the […]

Having throttled their way to the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors have displayed an unprecedented pace between the two, turning in a 24-1 win-loss record to meet yet again for a record third-straight time. Individually, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant all boast the three highest efficient field goal percentage in […]

After surviving the onslaught of criticism following his departure from Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant is now left with his destiny in his own hands — to become an NBA champion or to face the ridicule of most pundits around the association. A much more blunt version of Durant told Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports that […]

Now that he is one step closer to winning his first NBA title after the Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals, Kevin Durant is already thinking about how it would feel if he reaches that feat. The former MVP and four-time scoring champion revealed, via Michael Lee of The Vertical, that he is looking forward to […]

Since making the decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in free agency last summer, Kevin Durant has caught plenty of heat about making the jump. It was something that was front and center in his first return to Oklahoma City in February as an opponent where he received a sweltering […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to play in their third straight NBA Finals after becoming the first team in league history to hold an undefeated 12-0 record in the playoffs. With the Warriors’ hitting their stride heading into the series, Las Vegas for the first time ever offered odds for the NBA Finals MVP […]

Kevin Durant‘s unreal wingspan was in full effect on Monday night against the San Antonio Spurs, making the most of his spider-like limbs to erase a Dejounte Murray transition layup — not once, but twice. Upon retrieving a lost ball from Stephen Curry, Murray was out to the races, with Durant trailing from the opposite lane, only to […]

Since making his comments to fans about having the option to not watch the current conference finals games if they’re not entertained, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has received a lot of criticisms for it. Some even felt disrespected with his comments, especially some of the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s fans, who believe that what he said […]

Closing on a five-year anniversary since his last trip to the NBA Finals, Kevin Durant is all eyes on the prize as he zeroes into a chance to reach not only the top of the hill, but stand at the top of the mountain come June. “That’s exciting,” the Golden State Warriors forward told Marc J. Spears […]

In the midst of playoff excellence, having won 11 straight games to start the postseason, forward Kevin Durant is certain he’s where he wants to be and has found a new home with the Golden State Warriors, assuring he’ll play for them next season, regardless of how the rest of the postseason plays out. “I […]

Almost a year after an ugly offseason break-up with the city he called home for eight years, star forward Kevin Durant has no regrets about his decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in a free agency decision that changed the scope of the NBA into the collision course that it’s […]

Kevin Durant might be smelling the roses of being up 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals, but he’s not forgetting about his opposition and the historic greatness he exemplifies. Now a 10-year veteran of the league, Durant has seen first-hand just how dangerous the San Antonio Spurs are with a coaching genius at the helm, not […]

The Golden State Warriors have seen the immediate results of having a healthy Kevin Durant for a deep playoff run, after having been sidelined for half of the first round and limited to 20 minutes as he came back from injury. Stephen Curry, who has come from back-to-back MVP seasons, was asked if he felt […]