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Kevin Durant’s highly anticipated Phoenix Suns debut will come on Wednesday versus the Charlotte Hornets. Durant expressed his excitement to return to playing basketball following his injury. “I feel great,” Durant said. “I mean, I’m looking forward to getting this opportunity to play again… I was having fun out there before I got injured. So […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were tied at the hip throughout the majority of their time with the Brooklyn Nets. That’s what made it so surprising when Irving did not inform Durant of his intention to request a trade ahead of this year’s deadline. Both were in the midst of career seasons, leading a resurgence […]

The new era of Phoenix Suns basketball is here, finally. New Suns star Kevin Durant will officially make his debut on Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets, according to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. “Kevin Durant plans to make his return to action and his debut for the Phoenix Suns against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.” […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant are two of the most athletically and physically gifted players to grace an NBA court. Both are NBA champions and future first-ballot Hall of Famers. But aside from those things, they couldn’t be more different. Durant has long been criticized for joining other teams to chase titles while Antetokounmpo managed […]

On Monday, NBA legend and TNT analyst Charles Barkley appeared on First Take with Stephen A. Smith to discuss a number of topics in basketball, including Kevin Durant and his legacy after joining the Phoenix Suns. Barkley said he is holding KD up to the same standard as LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, who both […]

The Kevin Durant blockbuster trade caught the NBA world by surprise, and with Durant closing in on making his debut with the Phoenix Suns, excitement for what the Suns’ ceiling could be is constantly growing. Durant is going to be faced with tons of expectations when he returns to the court, but there may not […]

New Phoenix Suns scorer Kevin Durant joins the plethora of NBA stars showering Damian Lillard with praise after the Portland Trail Blazers guard exploded for a monster 71 points on Sunday. Lillard sent the whole sports world into utter chaos when he got off to a 41-point half en route to his 71-piece against the […]

The basketball world was taken aback when the Brooklyn Nets announced Kyrie Irving’s trade to the Dallas Mavericks. Fans were even more shocked when Kevin Durant’s blockbuster move to the Phoenix Suns was announced not long after the Kyrie deal. Not too many people out there saw these trades coming. Well, except for one random […]

It’s no secret the Golden State Warriors are high on Patrick Baldwin Jr. Team officials were raving about the 6-foot-9 sharpshooter shortly after Golden State plucked him with a late first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, and nothing Baldwin’s done during an expectedly nondescript rookie season has tempered optimistic expectations about his long-term trajectory. […]

The Phoenix Suns saw their NBA Finals odds increase dramatically after trading for Kevin Durant. Phoenix is not only a legitimate contender to come out of the West, but many people around the NBA world believe they can win the championship. However, analyst Kendrick Perkins isn’t so sure. Perkins said on ESPN’s First Take that […]

SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA continues to be one of the most entertaining leagues in the entire world and is one of the rare sports in the news cycle for all 12 months a year. Kevin Durant has been a major contributor to that, but Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar […]

It has been the strangest of times for Mikal Bridges of the Brooklyn Nets. While still trying to get his head around the move that sent him as part of the package put together by the Phoenix Suns for superstar Kevin Durant, he came up with a huge 45-point effort in his third game in […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker knows that people are viewing his team as the one to beat in the West after trading for Kevin Durant. While part of that is simply the fact that they acquired a player of KD’s caliber, the other part is the fact that people view the Suns as a ‘superteam’ […]

Kevin Durant will not play in the Phoenix Suns’ first game back from the NBA All-Star break against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports. Durant was expected to go through a five-on-five contact workout in Phoenix on Thursday, Windhorst said in an appearance on ESPN’s “NBA Today.” It’s very possible that […]

The LSU Tigers are not having a great season, but at least on Wednesday night, they gave their fans something to cheer about as KJ Williams and company snapped a 14-game losing skid with an 84-77 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Williams put together an incredible performance to tow LSU basketball to the win, while […]

It’s official. The Phoenix Suns have confirmed that they’ve now set a date for Kevin Durant’s highly-anticipated debut. It won’t be as soon as most folks had hoped for, but this is still sure to fire up Suns fans everywhere. NBA guru Shams Charania first broke the news. According to his report, KD will make […]

The Phoenix Suns and their fans have been waiting anxiously for the long-awaited debut of Kevin Durant. Well, that dream could become a reality very soon. In a report by Brian Windhorst of ESPN, he mentioned that Durant could make his Suns debut on Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Kevin Durant could make his Suns […]

At the moment, Carmelo Anthony still hasn’t played a single minute in the NBA this season. The 10-time All-Star has been unable to secure a new contract with any team after his stint with the Los Angeles Lakers last season. Well, this might change in the near future following Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant’s glowing […]

The Phoenix Suns made the biggest splash of the NBA trade deadline by acquiring Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, and owner Mat Ishbia said it was not a tough decision to make, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. “This was the right decision for the team and for the business and for the […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend is officially in the books, which means the season is entering its final stages. Thanks to a busy trade deadline, the league saw several new title contenders emerge in the past few weeks. This is the case with the Phoenix Suns, who pulled off a massive blockbuster at the trade […]

The league moved to a different format for the NBA All-Star Game this season. The inclusion of an All-Star draft was a new addition in recent seasons, but the brand new addition for this season was having the draft take place immediately before the NBA All-Star Game in a bit of a pick-up game format. […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant hasn’t played with his new team yet, but his first game is approaching. The current assumption is Durant will make his Suns debut in the first game after the All-Star break against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. This theory is bolstered by the fact that the game was […]

Kevin Durant can change the narrative of his career by leading the Phoenix Suns to a championship, according to Charles Barkley. The NBA analyst has famously called Durant a “bus rider” for winning titles with ready-made championship teams, but the newest Suns’ star finds himself in a different situation in Phoenix. The Golden State Warriors […]

Kevin Durant requested a trade off of the Brooklyn Nets over the offseason, and after initially rescinding the request, he ended up getting dealt to the Phoenix Suns prior to the 2023 trade deadline. In the process, Durant left a destroyed superteam to go join another one out in the Western Conference with Phoenix. Durant […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant owes Mac McClung an apology. That is the message of several fans on Twitter after the Philadelphia 76ers guard and G Leaguer won the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday. It is in response to Durant’s recent comments about the NBA ruining All-Star Weekend by inviting G League players […]

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding Ja Morant’s upcoming sneaker release from Nike. The Memphis Grizzlies superstar recently announced that his first-ever signature shoe is set to drop in April of this year, and sneakerheads everywhere are eagerly anticipating that momentous day to come. As it turns out, even Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin […]

New Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant made it abundantly clear which city deserves to have an expansion team, and he has a pretty great idea of what to name them. During the All-Star media day on Saturday, Durant was asked which city needs an NBA team. The superstar forward didn’t hesitate in answering Seattle before […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant still doesn’t seem to fear any team in the Western Conference, even after the Phoenix Suns traded for Kevin Durant. Morant made headlines earlier in the season when he dismissed the idea that he might be worried about any team in the West. The Grizzlies guard echoed that same sentiment […]

Kevin Durant spoke to the media once again on Saturday at NBA All-Star Weekend, just two days removed from his introductory press conference in front of 3,000 Phoenix Suns fans at the Footprint Center. A lot of the conversation since KD has arrived in the desert is about how he’s going to fit alongside Devin […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is no stranger to making people laugh, and that is exactly what he did at NBA All-Star Media Day. However, Kevin Durant may not have been as amused by Giannis’ hilarious antics. The Milwaukee Bucks’ superstar mocked Durant as KD answered a question from reporters on Saturday, video via Kyle Goon. it’s pretty […]

Phoenix Suns’ new superstar Kevin Durant is one of the greatest players in the NBA today. But even stars like KD had players they looked up to while growing up. Durant revealed which players inspired him when he was younger, per NBA on Twitter. “There’s a lot of players that inspired me but I think […]

Charles Barkley was as outspoken as ever during the lead-up to NBA’s All-Star Weekend. The Hall of Famer sounded off on the state of player empowerment in the wake of Kevin Durant’s trade to the Phoenix Suns. He dropped a rather ominous prediction as well. Barkley believes that players asking out when they’re fresh off […]

Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett likes what he sees from the new-look Dallas Mavericks. After the Mavs got their hands on Kyrie Irving to pair him with Luka Doncic, KG believes that this team now has the most dangerous duo in the entire Western Conference. Garnett made his feelings known by coming out with a […]

It looks like Kevin Durant is primed to make his Phoenix Suns debut real soon. The question now is whether or not the rest of the NBA is ready to see KD dominate the NBA alongside Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Deandre Ayton, and a new-look Suns side. For his part, Los Angeles Clippers head coach […]

The Western Conference got a major shakeup at the NBA trade deadline when Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving suddenly found themselves out West. Kevin Durant was traded to the Phoenix Suns and Kyrie Irving wound up with the Dallas Mavericks. While the new moves make the Western Conference that much tougher, for some of the […]

When the Brooklyn Nets traded Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns late on February 8 (while it’s already midnight in some states), New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum admitted he couldn’t believe it. After all, why would a trade happen at such ungodly hour with the trade deadline still a bit away. Considering the situation, […]

Kevin Durant is really excited to play alongside Devin Booker, and the new Phoenix Suns star can already see how he and Book can help each other take their respective games to the next level. Both Booker and Durant are great scorers, and one could say they are the most lethal scoring duo in the […]

New Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is not closing the door on possibly spending the remainder of his career in Arizona, but he is not ready to guarantee or commit to it just yet. After all, a lot of things can happen in the NBA, and he knows he said the same thing when he […]

Kevin Durant wasn’t about to let Shaq get away with this huge Rui Hachimura mistake. The NBA legend slandered the recently acquired Los Angeles Lakers forward, calling him a nobody after the team dealt for him ahead of the trade deadline. Well, Shaq had a change of heart and apologized to Hachimura. There was just […]