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Golden State Warriors players Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry approve of the NBA’s new format for next year’s All-Star Game which will integrate the fans with the media and fellow players — all having a say in who gets elected as a starter. “I called for that a couple years ago,” Durant told ESPN’s Chris […]

The NBA first instituted the max contract and mid-level exception provisions after the 1999 lockout. Furthermore, the luxury tax was also created to prevent teams from going too far over the salary cap. That was necessary because large market teams would enjoy a death blow advantage due to their ability to produce more funds by […]

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DeMarcus Cousins made headlines for all the wrong reasons last night when he approached a reporter from the Sacramento Bee and cussed him out for a column he wrote which mentioned Cousins’ brother. The Kings center doesn’t have the greatest reputation and incidents like this aren’t helping. Whether or not Cousins was in the wrong, […]

The league-leading Golden State Warriors are once again having a jaw-dropping regular season. They don’t possess an immaculate record, but the way the ball moves in the Warrior offense is a thing of beauty, making them the monster that the rest of the league feared would become. Chemistry is certainly not an issue with this […]

Music and basketball go hand in hand, especially for NBA players who listen to songs before games to hype them up. Most of them listen to R&B or hip hop as the beat of those songs are usually fast-paced which easily pumps them up and raises their energy. Recently, three of the league’s biggest stars, LeBron […]

The Golden State Warriors recorded their NBA-best third 40-assist game on Thursday night in a 103-90 victory against the New York Knicks, but even more impressively, they did so by assisting in the first 36 field goals made in the game. The team’s 41 assists in 45 field goals made puts them at a 91.1 […]

Unknowingly so, Stephen Curry set the Golden State Warriors up with the biggest bargain for a back-to-back MVP in the history of the league. While former MVPs like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Derrick Rose all boast contracts worth over $20 million per year, the 6-foot-3 All-Star point guard signed a fully-guaranteed four-year, $44 million contract […]

Just like his Golden State Warriors teammate Stephen Curry and MMA superstar Conor McGregor, all-around forward Kevin Durant is tapping into the emoji business with his newly released app, DurantEmoji. The quasi-free phone application features dozens of Durant emojis doing various things. There’s an emoji for every occasion — one for working on those photography skills, one […]

There were plenty of teams that threw their hat in the Kevin Durant free agency sweepstakes. Durant eventually signed with the Golden State Warriors where he’s having another fantastic year. That hasn’t stopped the questions coming his way about why he didn’t choose to sign with other teams. Prior to the matchup between the New […]

The New York Knicks have been searching for better talent for a number of years now. After first trading for Carmelo Anthony, they’ve been unsuccessful in recruiting star talent in free agency. New York was unable to strike gold in the LeBron James sweepstakes in 2010, the Knicks acquired Anthony and he has shouldered much […]

Since being drafted back in 2007, many have wondered what Kevin Durant‘s real height is. He is officially listed at 6-foot-9 but a lot of people disagree with it as he obviously looks taller than that. It also helps that some pictures have surfaced online where he stands beside some players with taller listed heights […]

He may have chosen to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder last summer and join the Golden State Warriors, but that does not mean Kevin Durant has forgotten about his ties with the city he played for the past eight seasons. The former MVP and four-time scoring champion’s foundation has been reported to have recently donated […]

The NBA season is in full swing and multiple players have put up incredible individual performances. But who do you think tops the list the MVP right now? Is it Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, James Harden, Kevin Durant, or someone else? Rank your picks for MVP below!

During last summer’s free agency, Kevin Durant received great interest from many teams that wanted to have his services. He scheduled meetings with them in the Hamptons and listened to their pitches, finding out what they could offer him aside from a max contract. Teams became creative with their ways of impressing the former MVP. […]

Draymond Green is always searching for ways to motivate himself. Often, that means grasping at criticism thrown his way from opponents. The most recent instance of this was when Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder reportedly said his team would beat the Warriors if Green kept shooting it. That report originated from Draymond himself according […]

Forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green shared a few laughs after the former received a technical foul toward the end of the Golden State Warriors 106-99 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. While a technical foul is no laughing matter for the most part, it turns out the two teammates weren’t laughing at […]

Since he announced his move to the Golden State Warriors back in July, Kevin Durant‘s image has turned from a well-loved player to one of the most hated in the league. The former MVP and four-time scoring champion has been booed this season especially on the road. He recently talked about the experience and how he […]

With less than three minutes to go in the game between the Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz, Kevin Durant went on a fastbreak and showed Trey Lyles how strong he is before embarrassing him. Despite his lanky frame, the former MVP and four-time scoring champion gave Lyles a bump before slamming it home. The […]

Kevin Durant is a walking mismatch and a total nightmare to guard on a fast break. He’s proven that over the years it’s just about an automatic score when you see him running down the lane towards you. In that situation, you can expect him to score, or foul him and put him on the […]

During last summer’s free agency, Kevin Durant was the most-coveted player among all free agents and generated interest from a lot of teams. Although he ultimately decided to bring his talents to Oakland and join the Golden State Warriors, one team he considered signing with were the L.A. Clippers. The former MVP and four-time scoring […]

The transition for the four-time scoring champion Kevin Durant has been nothing but beneficial for him 22 games into the regular season. After shooting 50 percent or better the past five seasons, the Golden State Warriors’ hybrid forward has taken it to another level, scoring at a 27 points per game clip and shooting 56.5 […]

The Summer of 2017 provides a huge free agent class full of elite talent like Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Kyle Lowry, and Rudy Gay, just to name a few. But where do these players fall in the ladder of top free agents? That’s for you to decide.

New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant were named co-recipients of the 2016 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year award for their role in Team USA capturing a third-straight gold medal at this year’s Rio Olympics. Durant led the team scoring at a 19.4 points per game clip while […]

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Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson had a night to remember, pouring a career-high 60 points in the span of three quarters as his team blew out the Indiana Pacers yet again, 142-106. Teammate Kevin Durant enjoyed the fireworks during the game, but in retrospect, he thinks the hot-handed Thompson could’ve added a lot […]

Paul George or no Paul George, when the Golden State Warriors are hot, they can run any team out of the gym effortlessly. After carving a 30-point halftime lead against the Indiana Pacers, the Warriors kept running a fast-paced transition game and it didn’t get any faster than this transition play that lasted a mere three […]

The Golden State Warriors will be looking at a pretty active week with five games spread across the next seven days. No one is more excited to get the week started than forward Kevin Durant, who has a matchup against Paul George of the Indiana Pacers to look forward to. “He’s my favorite player in the […]

Danny Ainge had a pretty simple plan. Once the Celtics championship roster began to age, he wanted to make a move to be competitive in the future. Stockpiling assets for a big score down the road was something he felt would work well in the end. After Beantown’s Big 3 era had dissipated, things have […]

Perhaps the scariest thing about a Golden State Warriors team that sits at 16-2 prior to their Thursday night matchup against the Houston Rockets, is that the pieces are still just starting to come together. As evidenced by a 149-106 demolition of the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 23, stars like Kevin Durant are just […]

Kevin Durant has undergone a summer’s worth of online media hate — tweets, comments, headlines and TV personalities taking deliberate shots at his persona — but yet he’s still sitting pretty, his team 16-2 on the season with an NBA-best 12-game winning streak to boot. If there’s something he’s learned over the process is that […]

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook formed one of the most feared duos in the NBA playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder. After blowing a 3-1 lead against the Golden State Warriors and Durant joining the same team in free agency, the two stars have yet to speak with each other on friendly terms since. Washington Wizards […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry signed a 4-year $44 million contract extension in 2013 due to the uncertainty of his career. At the time he had injury problems, mostly with his ankles that kept him out of games more often than he or the team were comfortable with. That quickly went away after signing […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love and Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 5 of the NBA season. Love led the Cavaliers to a 3-0 week behind an East-leading 30.7 points to go with 9.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.3 […]

Two of the most athletic point guards of this era worked out together this offseason — New York Knicks acquisition Derrick Rose and Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. Both 6-foot-3 floor generals were workout partners months prior to the start of the season and met for sessions this year in Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant made the most of a broken play at the end of the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. Durant caught a deflected pass at the wing, launching a buzzer-beating three-pointer that hit nothing but net, extending Golden State’s lead to eight to end the first half. Kevin […]

If you were wondering how Kevin Durant spent his Thanksgiving, well, here you go. KD took to Twitter for a portion of the holiday and decided it would be a good idea to roast some Internet trolls. 😂 cool story bro, happy thanksgiving. Your family is looking for u and you in the bathroom tweeting […]

During the 2008 draft, the Oklahoma City Thunder selected UCLA standout Russell Westbrook in hopes of forming one of the best duos in the NBA together with their rising star at that time, Kevin Durant. The two went on to have multiple appearances in the playoffs, even reaching the NBA Finals in 2012. Now, the Los […]

Draymond Green‘s Game 5 suspension during the 2016 NBA Finals was the monumental moment that sparked the turn of the tide from a favorable 3-1 lead for the Golden State Warriors, to the Cleveland Cavaliers surging with three straight wins to crown themselves NBA champions. While basketball is a team sport, Green was largely blamed […]