So much for the Golden State Warriors going 82-0.
Tuesday night’s season opener for the Warriors against the San Antonio Spurs here at Oracle Arena was supposed to be a festive occasion and a chance to see Kevin Durant play with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green for the first time in a game that counted. Instead, it turned into a bloodbath, with the Spurs leading wire-to-wire and obliterating the Warriors to
Kevin Durant is going to make a lot of money wearing shoes. (USATSI)
Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is a shoe free agent after his seven-year, $60 million deal with Nike expired.
Nike has helped build Durant’s brand a little bit with brilliant marketing campaigns and popular signature shoes, but his ability on the court is what drives the image of Durant. It’s also what’s driving the next endorsement deal for Durant to bring him a lot more money than his NBA contract is giving him.
During the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx Faith & Family Night, point guard Monica Wright opened up about her Christian faith, revealing why her and ex-fiancé Kevin Durant split.
Reportedly, the two basketball stars have been heading down diametrically different roads since the engagement. While Wright is faithful in her religious beliefs, the Oklahoma City Thunder small forward is satisfied with his own life as it is.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder, with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook acting as lead recruiters, have unexpectedly emerged as a leading contender for the services of Los Angeles Lakers free-agent center Pau Gasol, according to sources close to the process.
Sources told ESPN.com that Durant and Westbrook made a face-to-face pitch Wednesday to Gasol in Los Angeles to join them in Oklahoma City despite the financial limitations the Thunder would face in signing him.
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Kevin Durant, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, made a memorable speech Tuesday as he accepted the NBA’s MVP award for the 2013-2014 season.
Durant began his speech by thanking God “for changing my life and letting me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform in order for me to inspire people.”
He then emotionally described the struggles he had growing up and then paid tribute to his mother, Wanda Pratt, who raised him and his brother as a single parent.
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Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) shoots over San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Thursday, April 3, 2014. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
Kevin Durant’s rare streak of games with least 25 points continued, and San Antonio’s run of 19 straight wins came to a halt.
Another streak might mean more than both of them — Oklahoma City’s season sweep. Durant scored 28 points and Russell Westbrook scored 27 to help the Thunder defeat San Ant
