Do you want your career to end in Phoenix? Kevin Durant: Man, I want my career to end on my terms. That’s the only thing that’s the only thing I’m worried about, you know what I’m saying? Because I see a lot of dudes that don’t get that opportunity, you know what I mean? So I want to keep putting in that work to make that choice on my own.
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“They’re gonna trade [KD], and he knows that.” 😳
@WindhorstESPN and @KendrickPerkins on what will happen with Kevin Durant and the Suns this offseason. pic.x.com/B985Mq41Hv – 3:33 PM
“They’re gonna trade [KD], and he knows that.” 😳
@WindhorstESPN and @KendrickPerkins on what will happen with Kevin Durant and the Suns this offseason. pic.x.com/B985Mq41Hv – 3:33 PM
Frank Isola @TheFrankIsola
Luka would have been better off getting bounced in the first round last year, becoming a U.S citizen and winning an Olympic gold medal with LeBron, Steph & Kevin Durant. Less aggravation, less basketball, lower expectations. – 1:20 PM
Luka would have been better off getting bounced in the first round last year, becoming a U.S citizen and winning an Olympic gold medal with LeBron, Steph & Kevin Durant. Less aggravation, less basketball, lower expectations. – 1:20 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Wide open. Lose our man after a make. We can’t have that..I was close to the play. but I was guarding my man. Maybe I should have ran out there. By the time I looked up, he was wide open.”.
Kevin Durant in Santi Aldama 3 that cut Suns 4-point lead to one with 1:10 left in OT of pic.x.com/dbz6DoqMrZ – 1:04 AM
“Wide open. Lose our man after a make. We can’t have that..I was close to the play. but I was guarding my man. Maybe I should have ran out there. By the time I looked up, he was wide open.”.
Kevin Durant in Santi Aldama 3 that cut Suns 4-point lead to one with 1:10 left in OT of pic.x.com/dbz6DoqMrZ – 1:04 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Mike Budenholzer on Kevin Durant’s final shot in which he caught the inbound pass from Royce O’Neale in the lane and dribbled out for 3: “They kind of read and reacted off one another. Great read by Kevin. Royce as an inbounder is pretty special. They basically read how we were pic.x.com/Hz2tYohH2d – 12:47 AM
Mike Budenholzer on Kevin Durant’s final shot in which he caught the inbound pass from Royce O’Neale in the lane and dribbled out for 3: “They kind of read and reacted off one another. Great read by Kevin. Royce as an inbounder is pretty special. They basically read how we were pic.x.com/Hz2tYohH2d – 12:47 AM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Phoenix is now 2-6 when Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal score 75+ points in a game.
Just too many defensive lapses and not doing the little things down the stretch.
Phoenix is now 2 games in the loss column behind 10th place Sacramento.
@ESPNStatsInfo – 10:55 PM
Phoenix is now 2-6 when Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal score 75+ points in a game.
Just too many defensive lapses and not doing the little things down the stretch.
Phoenix is now 2 games in the loss column behind 10th place Sacramento.
@ESPNStatsInfo – 10:55 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Durant catches pass in the lane, sprints out for 3.
Misses. Suns fall 151-148 in OT. #Suns – 10:49 PM
Durant catches pass in the lane, sprints out for 3.
Misses. Suns fall 151-148 in OT. #Suns – 10:49 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Final (OT): MEM 151, PHX 148
Booker: 28 Pts, 10 Ast, 12-20 FG
Beal: 24-11-5-2, 9-20 FG, 4-6 3P
Durant: 26 Pts, 8 Reb, 7 Ast, 8-19 FG
Bol: 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Blk, 8-11 FG
Allen: 21 Pts, 6-9 3P
Jackson: 28 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Blk, 11-13 FG
Brutal loss – 10:48 PM
Final (OT): MEM 151, PHX 148
Booker: 28 Pts, 10 Ast, 12-20 FG
Beal: 24-11-5-2, 9-20 FG, 4-6 3P
Durant: 26 Pts, 8 Reb, 7 Ast, 8-19 FG
Bol: 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Blk, 8-11 FG
Allen: 21 Pts, 6-9 3P
Jackson: 28 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Blk, 11-13 FG
Brutal loss – 10:48 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Suns trio in the loss:
Book — 28 PTS | 10 AST | 12-20 FG
KD — 26 PTS | 8 REB | 7 AST
Beal — 24 PTS | 5 REB | 11 AST
The Suns are 2-8 over the last ten games. pic.x.com/hlvsJ8bR2X – 10:48 PM
Suns trio in the loss:
Book — 28 PTS | 10 AST | 12-20 FG
KD — 26 PTS | 8 REB | 7 AST
Beal — 24 PTS | 5 REB | 11 AST
The Suns are 2-8 over the last ten games. pic.x.com/hlvsJ8bR2X – 10:48 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Bol wins tip. Timeout Suns with 2.7 seconds left as Durant missed 3 to tie game. #Suns – 10:46 PM
Bol wins tip. Timeout Suns with 2.7 seconds left as Durant missed 3 to tie game. #Suns – 10:46 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
End of 4Q: PHX 137, MEM 137
Booker: 28 Pts, 10 Ast, 12-20 FG
Beal: 24-10-5-2, 9-19 FG, 4-6 3P
Durant: 19 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 5-13 FG
Bol: 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 7-10 FG
Allen: 21 Pts, 6-9 3P
Jackson: 28 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Blk, 11-13 FG
KD misses at the buzzer
YGTMYFT – 10:31 PM
End of 4Q: PHX 137, MEM 137
Booker: 28 Pts, 10 Ast, 12-20 FG
Beal: 24-10-5-2, 9-19 FG, 4-6 3P
Durant: 19 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 5-13 FG
Bol: 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 7-10 FG
Allen: 21 Pts, 6-9 3P
Jackson: 28 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Blk, 11-13 FG
KD misses at the buzzer
YGTMYFT – 10:31 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
On that second Booker turnover, the Grizzlies’ runout was a scramble situation that was briefly disjointed. That allowed Allen and Durant to hustle back and recover into the play. Durant recovered to Morant, who would have just drove for a bucket had he not. – 9:04 PM
On that second Booker turnover, the Grizzlies’ runout was a scramble situation that was briefly disjointed. That allowed Allen and Durant to hustle back and recover into the play. Durant recovered to Morant, who would have just drove for a bucket had he not. – 9:04 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Halftime: PHX 62, MEM 58
Durant: 14 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 4-6 FG
Booker: 12 Pts, 4 Ast, 6-9 FG
Beal: 11 Pts, 7 Ast, 4-11 FG, 3-5 3P
Jackson: 13 Pts, 4 Reb, 5-6 FG
Easily the Suns’ best half of basketball in weeks – 9:02 PM
Halftime: PHX 62, MEM 58
Durant: 14 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 4-6 FG
Booker: 12 Pts, 4 Ast, 6-9 FG
Beal: 11 Pts, 7 Ast, 4-11 FG, 3-5 3P
Jackson: 13 Pts, 4 Reb, 5-6 FG
Easily the Suns’ best half of basketball in weeks – 9:02 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Beal push, found Allen, back to Beal, Beal to Durant catch-and-shoot 3.
Suns up 62-58 #Suns – 9:00 PM
Beal push, found Allen, back to Beal, Beal to Durant catch-and-shoot 3.
Suns up 62-58 #Suns – 9:00 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Booker off Durant feed.
Suns up 57-50.
Durant 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.
Beal 11 points, 6 assists.
Booker 10 points, 4 assists.
Bol 8 points, Richards 6. #Suns – 8:54 PM
Booker off Durant feed.
Suns up 57-50.
Durant 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.
Beal 11 points, 6 assists.
Booker 10 points, 4 assists.
Bol 8 points, Richards 6. #Suns – 8:54 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Sums up to 52% shooting. Durant and Booker with 21 combined.
Beal with another 11.
Grizz gotta mix something up to cool them off. – 8:54 PM
Sums up to 52% shooting. Durant and Booker with 21 combined.
Beal with another 11.
Grizz gotta mix something up to cool them off. – 8:54 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
End of 1Q: PHX 34, MEM 31
Durant: 11 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 3-4 FG
Bol: 8 Pts, 3-4 FG
Booker: 4 Pts, 2 Ast, 2-4 FG
Jackson: 10 Pts, 4-4 FG
A good first quarter! – 8:35 PM
End of 1Q: PHX 34, MEM 31
Durant: 11 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 3-4 FG
Bol: 8 Pts, 3-4 FG
Booker: 4 Pts, 2 Ast, 2-4 FG
Jackson: 10 Pts, 4-4 FG
A good first quarter! – 8:35 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
Big fan of this rotation tweak to have Jones initiating alongside Durant. – 8:33 PM
Big fan of this rotation tweak to have Jones initiating alongside Durant. – 8:33 PM
More on this storyline
Kevin Durant: We should just play the season out. If that decision needs to be made in the offseason, then you figure it out then. It’s such a big change to make. And I’ve been through it before—I was like, “Damn, this isn’t really it.” -via YouTube / February 26, 2025
And then there are the narratives that come with all of that. People saying, “Oh, you don’t want to play with Draymond anymore,” or “You don’t want to go back.” That stuff is annoying—I don’t like it. But I can play under that noise. People say a lot of things about me, but for me, it was just about whether making that big of a change right now made sense. And it didn’t. Look at what y’all are doing right now, Dre—y’all looking good. Jimmy, and then you still got C on the way back. I just didn’t think it made sense. -via YouTube / February 26, 2025
Kevin Durant: I don’t want to just hang around just to hang around, you know what I’m saying? So whatever that is, or whoever I’m playing with, it’s gotta be buckets. Once you’re not a bucket anymore, you’re just coming off the bench, sitting there saying, “Come on, young fella, you can do it.” I could come off the bench in a Jamal-type role, but it’s gotta be buckets. If I’m doing that, then that wouldn’t be too bad. But I can’t be out there getting seven, eight, ten minutes a night as a stretch four, stretch five. Man, I’d rather go chill. -via YouTube / February 26, 2025