News about Kevin Durant

Devin Booker wants to play in New York, Stephen A. Smith has said, with the Suns' future in flux after their early playoff exit. The Timberwolves pulled off a surprising sweep of Phoenix on Sunday night, and the Suns have more than $150million in salary committed to their 'Big 3' of Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal for next season.  Booker, who's spent his entire career in Phoenix, has offered no public indications that he wants to leave, but ESPN's Smith was steadfast on Monday that the four-time All-Star has a wandering eye. 

On Monday, ESPN reported that the United States finalized 11 of the 12 roster spots . Less than 24 hours later, The Athletic reported that the LA Clippers star will complete the team, per sources. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski : 'USA Basketball Managing Director Grant Hill met with most of the 12 invitees on the 2024 Olympic team over the past few days, and it wasn't until today that Team USA officials were able to firm up Kawhi Leonard's acceptance to join the roster for Paris.' Leonard will join fellow superstars LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Joel Embiid in spearheading the Stars and Stripes.

On Monday, The Athletic reported that Team USA is finalizing 11 of its 12-man roster for the games. According to the Athletic's sources, the players cemented in place combine for 11 NBA titles with four former MVPs. Guards Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Tyrese Haliburton, and Anthony Edwards have committed to international duty. Meanwhile, bigs Bam Adebayo and James' Lakers running partner, Anthony Davis, will help bolster the front court for the stars and stripes.

When the USA men's basketball team waltzed into the 2004 Olympics with a roster featuring Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and a young LeBron James, most would have thought that a fourth straight gold medal was a foregone conclusion. Instead, the tournament started and ended with disaster, as Team USA dropped its first game to Puerto Rico by 19 points (its worst Olympic loss ever) and lost two more times before finishing with the bronze medal. 'We didn't have the discipline, we didn't have the structure to be able to play on a world stage,' James, who was just 19 years old during the tournament, later told ESPN. 20 years later, James - along with the likes of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and reigning MVP Joel Embiid - is expected to take his last crack at Olympic gold this summer.

The latest clash between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets welcomed a member of college basketball royalty on Friday night. That's because LSU star Angel Reese sat courtside at Madison Square Garden as she waits to find out where she will be playing in the WNBA next season. It was announced on Friday that Reese and Caitlin Clark will headline a list of 15 college players who have been invited to the WNBA draft on Monday in Brooklyn.

The fan, who lives near the courthouse for the San Antonio Spurs, alerted Durant midway through the NBA game, letting him know at first, 'hey Texas is losing baby.' They're at the bottom of the game.' Reacting to the update, the 35-year-old forward asked the fan 'score?' Before being told that the Longhorns are 'down like 10.' '10?' Durant then inquired, double-checking that he had made the point incorrect.

Australian basketball great Patty Mills may have been cruelly cut from the NBA just months out from the Olympics, but he has received praise of the highest order from one of the game's best players

One of Kevin Durant's most popular supporters who called him a 'b****' on Thursday night has explained the bizarre reason why they yelled abuse at him. As he ran onto the court ahead of Durant's game in Dallas, Luke Brawner was one of the two fans who went viral after Durant confronted them for calling him a b***h. Durant's words were uncertain, but Brawner's friend resisted them by stroking their hands as they began to regret their conduct right away.

On Thursday night, Kevin Durant was involved in a tense chat with two booed Dallas Mavericks supporters after they yelled 'b****' as he rushed into the court. Durant, a two-time NBA champion and former MVP, was in Texas with his Phoenix Suns team as the basketball season resumed after the All-Star break. Durant's main arena was nearly empty as the players arrived out to warm up, but two fans who had just come out to courtside yelled out at him.

Kevin Durant has said that his agent and several family friends wanted him to join the New York Knicks back in 2019, but the franchise was 'not cool,' so he joined the Brooklyn Nets instead. Durant made the admission during a chat with his handler Rich Kleiman that was released on Tuesday. I wanted to go to the Knicks bro during the part of the video where Kleiman and Durant talk about the 14-time All-Star's free agency pick,' Kleiman said.'

Kevin Durant said in an interview that at least two players he thinks will be the face of the NBA in the next ten years. Durant, the Phoenix Suns' star forward, is now coaching his team as one of the top teams in the Western Conference right after the All-Star break. Durant, the media network he co-owns with business partner Rich Kleiman, talked to Boardroom on a variety of topics before determining who will be the top of the elite of the next decade.

LeBron James has broken silence on talks over a potential trade to the Warriors, revealing that he only learned about them after news broke in the media. Golden State made a failed attempt to bring James to the fold ahead of last week's NBA trade deadline, according to ESPN. James said, 'It didn't go far at all,' ahead of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.' When everybody else was talking about it, I actually learned about it.

Tyreek Hill, a wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, asked ESPN's Stephen A. Smith if he regrets his decision to leave the Kansas City Chiefs after quarterback Patrick Mahomes led them to their third title in five years. In March of 2022, Hill was traded to the Dolphins and signed a five-year, $120 million contract extension. But he has to watch his former team win back-to-back Super Bowls in the same time span, causing Stephen A. to wonder if the Dolphins receiver has any regrets.

The Brooklyn Nets welcomed Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant back to the Barclays Center with a tribute video before their game on Wednesday - despite his pleas for them not to! Durant spent three and a half years on the Nets roster before being traded to the Suns just before the trade deadline. His first season in Brooklyn was spent recovering from a torn Achilles injury while playing with the Golden State Warriors before signing with the Nets.

Kevin Durant will return to the Barclays Center for the first time since being traded to the Suns last winter. Of course, the trade was carried out at his request, so it's not surprising that contacts are tense between him and the fanbase that he once wished to win a championship. Durant should not receive a tribute video from his former team ahead of his Nets reunion. An X poll was released by a 57-43 percent margin over the weekend of over 15,000 fans.

After being left out of Team USA's 2024 Olympic plans, Draymond Green has admitted he is 'hurt', with the troubled Warriors star doubting the legitimate explanation for his snub's departure. Last week, USA Basketball revealed a 41-player selection pool for this summer's Games in Paris, including LeBron James, James Harden, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant. Green was not selected for the list, and team managing director Grant Hill said that "playing over the summer gives him the best opportunity to do what he needs to do."

On Thursday night, the NBA All-Star Game representatives were revealed, but the squads were mostly devoid of surprises as LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were selected to captain the Eastern and Western Conferences respectively. Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander round out the West roster. However, Damian Lillard was chosen to start with Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, and Tyrese Haliburton, despite some minor inconsistencies in the East.

Grant Williams stepped over Kevin Durant in Wednesday night's Mavs-Suns match, with Jusuf Nurkic stepping in to push the Dallas forward away. The time came after Williams fouled Durant and pushed him to the ground in the process, with Nurkic yelling Williams as he raged over his colleague. Williams then called Nurkic back, with Durant embarbed as well as both teams needing to be separated, and Durant clearly furious.

The USA Basketball men's player pool for the Paris Olympics, including LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant, was all included. However, Draymond Green, who aided the United States win gold at the Rio de Janeiro Games and then another title at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in 2021, was not among the 41 names revealed. The US will produce its fifth consecutive gold medal for the USA if anyone makes the 12-member team that will compete in Paris this summer.

Kylian Mbappe, a soccer player, has revealed that LeBron James gave him tips on how to 'cement' his fame by helping young people off the field. Last week, Mbappe, a self-confessed NBA fan, sat courtside at the International Games in Paris. Mbappe relishing the opportunity to choose the brains of the four-time NBA champions, with the Paris Saint-Germain superstar also working with James on Nike's behalf.

A puppy peed near the courthouse at Footprint Center during the halftime show during the Phoenix Suns' match against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday took a bizarre turn. During intermission, Phoenix brought five puppies from one free throw line to the other to keep spectators entertained. The four-legged athletes looked confused at first as they waited around the starting area. In the meantime, Suns cheerleaders did their best to lure them to the finish line with toys.

As she looked at her husband ardently, the 39-year-old Lakers star and his wife, who are high school sweethearts, seemed as if they had forgotten about the game at one point in the second half. In the first half of LeBron's game at The Galen Center in LA, he wore a chic raincoat and a baseball crap designed by his brand UNINTERRUPTED.

When Kevin Durant said he wished that then-suspended Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green's 'gets the assistance he needs' last month, he said Monday that he meant "no ill will." Green was recently reinstated by the NBA after a 12-game suspension, stemming from when Punched Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face during a Dec. 12 game. Green has yet to make his official return to the NBA. Green revealed this week that he was first "really p***d" on Durant's podcast, 'The Draymond Green Show.' He didn't dismiss the same remarks dismissively on a second try. Both were Warriors teammates from 2016-19.

According to a story, NBA superstar Kevin Durant is apparently dissatisfied with his new team, the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are 14-14 on the season's Christmas Day finale against the Dallas Mavericks, a sad result considering the depth on their roster. Durant's big three, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker have only been on the court for 24 minutes this season, and that's the source of Durant's rage, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.