Tag: Kevin Durant

Draymond Green says Warriors would have bested Raptors with healthy KD

Brandon King

In an appearance on the All the Smoke show with former NBAers Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said that had Kevin Durant been healthy, the Toronto Raptors “wouldn’t have stood a chance” in the NBA Finals. He said the first quarter of Game 5 of the Finals, the only one that Durant played in before snapping his Achilles’ tendon, confirmed this to him. “Once we got Kevin, we were f–king unstoppable. Even losing last year, Kevin don’t get hurt—you seen the game he came…

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Kevin Durant, other Nets players COVID-19 symptom-free

Brandon King

There is more potentially positive news on the NBA’s coronavirus front. On a Wednesday conference call, Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks announced that the four Nets players, that included Kevin Durant, that tested positive for the coronavirus are symptom-free, according to The Athletic’s Alex Schiffer. News of Durant and the other three players testing positive was announced March 17.

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Kevin Durant dunking in Nets practice

Brandon King

Since suffering the Achilles tear heard around In last year’s NBA Finals , Kevin Durant has been on the shelf. As he progresses through his recovery process, videos emerged of KD running, then shooting and now the latest update shows Durant dunking. In the video, posted by reported and host of the “Culture”podcast, Billy Reinhardt, Durant is seen making a dribble move at the top of the key, getting by his defender and throwing it down. As Durant has said multiple times that he will not play this season, videos…

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Kevin Durant seen running at Nets practice

Brandon King

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was seen running at Nets practice. Durant is eight months out from surgery to repair his torn right Achilles’ tendon that occurred in Game Six of the most recent NBA Finals. Could we see Durant on an NBA court before the season comes to a close? Although KD has ruled it out, it does remain a tantalizing possibility for both Nets and Durant fans. video via Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News :

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KD getting some shots up at Nets practice

Brandon King

Since tearing his Achilles is game 6 of last year’s NBA Finals, it was assumed, rightfully so, that the Brooklyn Nets forward would not be seen on the court for his new team this season. Video surfaced of him taking some jumpers at the Nets practice facility, which will undoubtedly fuel speculation, and even some hope that we could see KD play this year. However brakes need to be pumped; Durant himself has said he will not return this season, and inspection of the video shows KD shooting midrange jumpers…

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KD and Kyrie wearing Nets duds for the first time

Brandon King

The NBA season is officially underway , beginning with Media Days and practices for some clubs. The Brooklyn Nets made a lot of noise in the off-season with their signings of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Today the world got a glimpse of the two Nets starts in their gamers. For Durant, who is recovering from that Achilles injury he suffered in the Finals, this will likely be the only time we will see him in a Nets jersey this season.

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Kevin Durant to now wear number 7

Brandon King

When Kevin Durant finally takes the court for the Brooklyn Nets, he will not be donning his familiar number 35 but rather a new number, 7. He announced the number changed Sunday via his real twitter account. If you are like me, you might wonder what was the reason for the number change, KD also provided some insight into why he made his decision. 35 has brought KD a long way but with this new chapter of his career, it seemed Durant wanted to embark on it with new digits…

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“Black Cement” Nike KD 12 to come soon

Brandon King

This upcoming KD 12 sports the classic black and cement color from a shoe you may have heard of, the Air Jordan 3. This KD 12 sports a black upper with speckled cement showing up on the lateral swoosh, laces, and external heel counter.  Red hits shows up on the tongue and medial side of the upper.  The same coloring and pattern also shows up on the midsole. A clear outsole rounds out the aesthetic of this sneaker. The “Black Cement” Nike KD 12’s release is imminent at select retail…

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A third color of the “EYBL” KD 12 revealed

Brandon King

We have shown two other colorways of “EYBL” KD5 and it appears that a third colorway has surfaced. This sneaker features hazy hue transitions of orange, volt, green and grey across its upper and midsole. On the left and right lower lateral heel are EYBL and KD logos respectively while grey KD branding is found on the tongue labeling. A translucent outsole completes the look of this sneaker. At this point there is not release information on these but we will have Informational updates on these as word becomes available.

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Kevin Durant to announce his intentions tonight

Brandon King

After earlier reports that Kevin Durant was in no hurry and that his free agency decision making process could extend into next week , we may have a Durant decision much earlier. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN,KD is going to make his announcement tonight. A subsequent update links Durant to the Brooklyn Net.

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