On Wednesday night, the Phoenix Suns played the Houston Rockets (in Texas). The Suns lost by a score of 119-111. Kevin Durant finished the loss with 37 points, five rebounds, nine assists and two steals while shooting 15/22 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range in 42 minutes.

There were talks of a reunion with the Golden State Warriors, with whom he won NBA titles in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, but the two-time NBA Finals MVP Durant had no interest in returning to the Bay. Ultimately, he remained in Phoenix as the Suns could not make a move to bolster the team or find one that Durant would be willing to go to.

The Houston Rockets are intimately familiar with Kevin Durant. Rockets coach Ime Udoka played against Durant, coached against him, and was an assistant in Brooklyn during Durant’s All-Star 2020-21 season.

His most recent visit, Jan. 31, featured a good-natured and entertaining back-and-forth of trash talk with former Seattle SuperSonics star Gary Payton. Payton was in a seat just beyond courtside opposite Golden State's bench while watching son Gary Payton II.

Kevin Durant wasn’t too enthralled with Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. When asked about Lamar’s performance on Monday (Feb. 10), the Phoenix Suns star called the day “boring” and said it was of little interest to him.

Kevin Durant has no illusions. He knows how Golden State fans may react to his return to the Bay for NBA All-Star weekend after how things went down right before the trade deadline. So, Durant wants those who may have issues with him to consider this.

Did you know that, 14 years before he was traded to the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant made himself known in the Valley way before he became the franchise’s cornerstone?

Suns superstar and future Hall-of-Famer Kevin Durant has been with the team since early 2023 and has yet to get past the second round of the playoffs in two attempts with a loaded core. This past trade deadline,