Kevin Durant Rumors

Instead, Smith said he did not hear a whistle and believed play would continue. With Golden State forward Kevin Durant defending near him, Smith decided to dribble away from the basket rather than attempt a contested shot. “I didn’t hear no whistle. So I’m like, alright, I’m going to take this to the corner. Let me get some space. KD’s seven foot. I ain’t about to shoot over this dude when he right here,” Smith said. Smith then explained that he believed the Warriors were denying James the ball, so he attempted to create space and eventually get the ball back to Cleveland’s star. “It looked like they were trying to deny LeBron. So I’m dribbling it out to get the ball to LeBron,” Smith said.

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Tom Haberstroh: PLAYOFF UPDATE: It is true that stars play through soreness/injuries more in the playoffs. This postseason, stars played 88.9% of its games, way up from reg season. Most games missed: Luka, KD, JDub. 2025-26 Star Participation % REG SEASON ... 66.2% PLAYOFFS ......... 88.7%

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That has allowed them to gain fans like soccer star in Kylian Mbappe, who listed both James and Doncic in his top five players list. Mbappe has a respectable list with Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant also mentioned. Those remain top talents in the league with Tatum notably recovering from an Achilles tear ahead of schedule to produce meaningful stats and aid the Boston Celtics to a postseason appearance.

Lakers Nation

NBA superstar Kevin Durant was recently spotted stepping out of a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles - emerging from the establishment with a mystery woman.  Durant was spotted leaving Nobu Malibu on Tuesday evening and attempted to hide himself behind a tall bush. He stood there waiting for a few minutes before the unidentified woman emerged from the entrance of the restaurant. Durant followed closely behind her before the pair got into the same car and then drove off. The identity of the woman accompanying Durant was not immediately clear.

Daily Mail

Shams Charania: You think about shoe deals, right? Kevin Durant, LeBron James locked in at Nike. Now Stephen Curry at Li-Ning. Those are really the three faces of this current generation of players. And you think about this next generation of guys, right? And Victor Wembanyama is at the the highest of stages now at the NBA Finals. Sources tell me his shoe deal is actually up in October as well. So, he's going to be a sneaker free agent coming up. And you think about the timing of this, right? He's 22 years old. He's about to be in the Finals. He just won conference finals MVP. He just won defensive player of the year. First unanimous ever. Anthony Edwards, he's locked in at Adidas. He's got a big deal, too. Luka Doncic locked in at Jordan. He's got a big deal. Think about other faces in the league. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he's got a big deal at Converse. Jayson Tatum, he's also locked in at Jordan Brand. And so when you think all those other young faces are locked in, you have a guy like Victor at Nike. We'll see what happens with his future now on the shoe side.

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Jusuf Nurkic: After that meeting, nobody cared anymore about what he was showing. He was explaining to Kevin Durant how to make a basket… explaining to him how to score is like teaching a pilot how to fly a plane. It was absurd. In the end, he had a serious alcohol problem, that is known. Maybe that also affected things, but he completely lost control with the team. He started holding one-on-one meetings just to provoke players — Beal, Allen — you would come there and not believe what he was saying.

Basketball Sphere

Draymond Green: "Who are your top three defensive teammates of all time? Andrew Bogut number one, Klay Thompson number two. Klay Thompson, ball hawk. And I'd say number three, number three, my favorite defensive teammate of all time, or not favorite, but top three. Kevin Durant was elite defensively here. Elite. Andre Iguodala. Andre Iguodala made the game really easy. Got to go with Andre. It has to be Andre."

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NBA Courtside: Giannis says Kevin Durant is the toughest player he’s ever had to guard and the best scorer of all time: “Toughest player gotta be KD. Great talent. Probably the best scorer of all time.” (Via https://youtu.be/hIqo89vhvvw?si=Fg82SYwuTT2BRsc5…)

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Jorge Sierra: Only six players have more All-NBA selections than Kevin Durant. Just moved ahead of Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Stephen Curry. Oh, and it's all 1st or 2nd Team selections for him.

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NBA Communications: The 2025-26 Kia All-NBA Second Team: Jaylen Brown, @celtics Jalen Brunson, @nyknicks Kevin Durant, @HoustonRockets Kawhi Leonard, @LAClippers Donovan Mitchell, @cavs

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Channing Frye: Ime Udoka is a great coach. Kevin Durant does not fit on this version of the Houston Rockets. Also, Ime is a very intense coach. If you look at what the Rockets were compared to what they are now, you look at what Boston was to what they are now.

YouTube

– You’ve also said you hope to ask questions to some of the other star vets, including LeBron [James], Steph [Curry] and KD. Have you been able to do that yet? Cedric Coward: “Yeah, I’ve talked to KD a lot. After games, I talk to him a lot. I haven’t talked to ‘Bron or Steph yet. But the opportunities will come. I was born believing that closed mouths don’t get fed. So whenever I get those opportunities, best believe that I’m going to talk a lot to them about it. But at the end of the day, it’ll all come in due time.”

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‪NBA‬: SGA passes Russ 👏 In tonight's Game 2 win, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his 27th career postseason game with 30+ PTS for the Thunder, passing Russell Westbrook (26) for the second-most such postseason games in franchise history. Only Kevin Durant (39) has more.

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Abby Jones: Masai Ujiri speaks on the future of Kyrie Irving in Dallas after the departure of HC, Jason Kidd. “Kevin Durant once told me that there's only one Kyrie Irving walking around in the world. I think we have to figure out a way, how Kyrie fits with our program. I've had those conversations with Kyrie, up till yesterday and I think Kyrie will fit. There's a huge curiosity in our minds to see how Kyrie fits playing with Cooper Flagg … and I think we owe that to this organization.”

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