Kevin Durant is one of the best basketball players in NBA history, but he has an appreciation for most sports than just his own. The NBA forward has an affinity for the NFL, which especially came to light this year.
Since committing to Texas, freshman guard Tre Johnson has been compared to former Texas star Kevin Durant. Johnson, a five-star recruit out of Garland, Texas, even talked to the NBA champion before officially committing to the program.
Andre Iguodala was an instrumental piece to the Golden State Warriors dynasty. However, Kevin Durant was the guy who made them feel unstoppable for a few years in the late 2010s.
With the Phoenix Suns' focus remaining solely on trading for the Miami Heat's six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler, Hall-of-Fame forward and former Boston Celtics NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce offered a differing opinion on who the franchise should target prior to the Feb. 6 trade deadline.
In a segment on 'The OGs' show, 4x NBA champion Andre Iguodala gave some heavy praise to his former teammate Kevin Durant. Not only did Iguodala tag him as the best scorer ever, but he also named him the most talented NBA athlete of all time.
Paul Pierce poked at LeBron James when talking about potential trades that could go down before the Feb. 6 deadline.
Regardless of that, Durant has always been hailed as one of the best scorers that the NBA has ever seen. Former Golden State Warriors teammate Andre Iguodala got to see that up close and personal when the two played together in the Bay Area.
Michael Jordan and LeBron James didn't make the cut for Kevin Durant's list of all-time best NBA 'pure hoopers.'
Kevin Durant has earned a $1.3M bonus for being selected to the All-Star game. The bonus was deemed likely and does not impact the Suns tax bill. This was Durant's 15th time being selected as an All-Star.
Earlier in the game, Texas trailed 51-29 after Texas A&M star guard Wade Taylor IV buried a three-point basket with 17:07 to play in the second half. Johnson and the Longhorns went on to score 41 points in the remaining minutes of the game.
NBA superstar Kevin Durant established himself early on as one of the best players in basketball. But it wasn't until 2017 that he won his first championship and finally reached the next level of superstardom.