“I think we’re at the peak of basketball, in my opinion,” 15-time All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant told The Athletic. “I feel like the game is always going to evolve into something different. There’s going to be players that change the mindset of how to win a basketball game. Now, you see, I think the bigs are starting to come back around, where the most dominant bigs are the guys that you want to run an offense through and play off of. I just think the game is always evolving, and if you complain about it too much then you’re not going to see the beauty of what’s going on.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Phoenix Suns hopeful Kevin Durant returns before regular season ends sportando.basketball/en/phoenix-sun… – 3:41 AM
Phoenix Suns hopeful Kevin Durant returns before regular season ends sportando.basketball/en/phoenix-sun… – 3:41 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix Suns hopeful Kevin Durant returns from injury before end of regular season (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 8:41 PM
Phoenix Suns hopeful Kevin Durant returns from injury before end of regular season (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 8:41 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns-Bucks live updates: Phoenix hopes Durant joins team before end of regular season (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 7:51 PM
Suns-Bucks live updates: Phoenix hopes Durant joins team before end of regular season (w/video) #Suns azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 7:51 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
No KD…no Beal…no Royce…no hope? We’re going live on @PHNX_Suns for pregame to talk Suns vs. Bucks Part 2! Come hang out:
youtube.com/watch?v=T6KWc-… – 6:57 PM
No KD…no Beal…no Royce…no hope? We’re going live on @PHNX_Suns for pregame to talk Suns vs. Bucks Part 2! Come hang out:
youtube.com/watch?v=T6KWc-… – 6:57 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Mike Budenholzer said Kevin Durant (ankle) isn’t expected to join the Suns on the road trip, but is hopeful to have him back before the end of the regular season. #Suns – 6:10 PM
Mike Budenholzer said Kevin Durant (ankle) isn’t expected to join the Suns on the road trip, but is hopeful to have him back before the end of the regular season. #Suns – 6:10 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Yeah, we won’t have to double team Kevin. It just means Booker will get more shots. That’s not obviously a good thing, either.”
Bucks coach Doc Rivers on facing the Suns w/o Kevin Durant (ankle).
Devin Booker hit game winner to beat Bucks last week in Phoenix. #Suns pic.x.com/nIitRdLECy – 6:03 PM
“Yeah, we won’t have to double team Kevin. It just means Booker will get more shots. That’s not obviously a good thing, either.”
Bucks coach Doc Rivers on facing the Suns w/o Kevin Durant (ankle).
Devin Booker hit game winner to beat Bucks last week in Phoenix. #Suns pic.x.com/nIitRdLECy – 6:03 PM
Adam Aaronson @SixersAdam
ICYMI: In this week’s mailbag, I wrote about why I think most scenarios in which Paul George is traded center around Kevin Durant (not necessarily in deals that bring Durant to Philly).
Plus, thoughts on using a first-rounder to salary dump George & more:
phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an… – 4:55 PM
ICYMI: In this week’s mailbag, I wrote about why I think most scenarios in which Paul George is traded center around Kevin Durant (not necessarily in deals that bring Durant to Philly).
Plus, thoughts on using a first-rounder to salary dump George & more:
phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an… – 4:55 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Hell yeah.”
Devin Booker on if Phoenix Suns can get back on the winning track during this three-game road trip that begins tonight vs Milwaukee Bucks.
Had won four in a row before three-game skid.
Suns w/o Kevin Durant (ankle). Have toughest remaining NBA schedule. #Suns pic.x.com/j12EwkyClK – 1:27 PM
“Hell yeah.”
Devin Booker on if Phoenix Suns can get back on the winning track during this three-game road trip that begins tonight vs Milwaukee Bucks.
Had won four in a row before three-game skid.
Suns w/o Kevin Durant (ankle). Have toughest remaining NBA schedule. #Suns pic.x.com/j12EwkyClK – 1:27 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Kevin Durant open to staying with Phoenix Suns next season sportando.basketball/en/kevin-duran… – 10:40 AM
Kevin Durant open to staying with Phoenix Suns next season sportando.basketball/en/kevin-duran… – 10:40 AM
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More on this storyline
Simmering frustrations came into the foreground last month during a game against the Lakers, when Durant traded barbs with Budenholzer during a first-quarter timeout. Sources say Durant was pleading with his coach to simplify the team’s offensive concepts to something better suited to the Suns’ younger players. -via The Ringer / April 2, 2025
If there’s anything left to learn about this team, the next month should reveal it. The book isn’t closed on Durant returning to the Suns next season. League sources suggest that Durant, who will be eligible for a two-year, $122 million extension this offseason, would be open to a return. -via The Ringer / April 2, 2025
Booker says he’d be excited to continue playing with his idol. “Hell yeah, I want to play alongside him,” Booker says. “The team’s been in a tough situation. So, that’s the NBA today. I think K understands the business too, that when things aren’t going the right way, people are going to explore options. I don’t know how serious it actually was, but we moved past it. You see his morale, you see how he feels about the city.” -via The Ringer / April 2, 2025