KEVIN DURANT NEWS

Hopes to play shortly after break Durant (knee), who is out Thursday against the Clippers, said that he hopes to return soon after the All-Star break, Marc J. Spears of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Durant has missed over a month due to a right knee injury that he sustained Jan. 8, but he practiced Monday after being traded to Phoenix ahead of last week's trade deadline. The Suns were impressed with Durant's practice performance, as he wasn't wearing a brace and drove to the basket during a 1-on-1 session against an assistant coach. Phoenix returns to play against the Thunder on Feb. 24, and it wouldn't be surprising to see Durant with a minutes restriction once he's cleared for game action.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Demand for Suns, Mavericks Postseason Seats Jumps After Trade Deadline Playoff reservation prices are up in Phoenix and Dallas after Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were traded in blockbuster deals.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Mac McClung reacts to joining Sixers, responds to Kevin Durant's comments Mac McClung discusses joining the Philadelphia 76ers as well as Kevin Durant’s comments about his slam dunk participation.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

NBA All-Star Rosters At Vivint Arena Salt Lake City Sunday, Feb. 19 (c-captain) Team draft Feb. 19 Eastern Conference Starters c-Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee...

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

NBA All-Star Weekend: Predictions for slam dunk, 3-point contest, draft

NBA All-Star Weekend 2023 tips off on Friday. Here are our predictions for the weekend's biggest events.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Is Kevin Durant playing tonight? Suns vs. Clippers time, TV channel and live stream Kevin Durant has been sidelined since Jan. 8 with a knee injury.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Mikal Bridges scores career-high 45, Nets beat Heat 116-105

Mikal Bridges scored a career-high 45 points, including 15 in a row for Brooklyn to break open a game that had been close for 3 1/2 quarters, and the Nets beat the Miami Heat 116-1...

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

When will Kevin Durant play? What to know about the All-Star's expected Phoenix Suns debut When will KD return? When is the NBA All-Star weekend? Here are some key things to know about Kevin Durant as he joins the Phoenix Suns.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Suns top Kings 120-109 with Durant watching from bench

Devin Booker scored 32 points, Deandre Ayton had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 120-109 on Tuesday night with superstar acquisition Kevin...

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant trade could go down as the best trade in Arizona sports history Arizona sports teams have produced some blockbuster sports trades through the years. The Kevin Durant deal could end up being the best.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 • AZCENTRAL.COM

NBA Stock Watch: Suns, Mavs swing for the fences at trade deadline

Did Phoenix and Dallas do enough at the trade deadline to put themselves in title contention? And can the retooled Lakers make a late season...

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Kevin Durant asked to be traded to Phoenix right after Kyrie Irving's deal League sources say that Durant told the Nets shortly after Irving’s abrupt departure that he wanted to be traded immediately to Phoenix if a...

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 • HOOPSHYPE.COM

Brunson scores 40 as Knicks end 9-game skid vs Nets, 124-106

Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, Josh Hart added a season-high 27 in his second game with his new team and the New York Knicks snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Brooklyn...

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kevin Durant 'looked great' in first practice with Phoenix Suns, but won't play until after NBA All-Star game Kevin Durant practiced with the Phoenix Suns for the first time on Monday, but is not expected to play in a game until after the NBA All-Sta...

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

Bridges' consecutive games streak lives despite missing game

Mikal Bridges’ consecutive games played streak lives on, even after he was forced to miss a game last week for the first time in his NBA career

FEBRUARY 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Practices, but out through break Durant (knee) took part in his first practice session with the Suns on Monday, but team officials ruled him out for Phoenix's final two games before the All-Star break Tuesday vers...

Impact Durant will also be sidelined through All-Star Weekend festivities while he recovers from a right MCL sprain, but the superstar forward looks like he could be on pace to make his Suns debut when Phoenix opens its post-break schedule Feb. 24 against the Thunder. Though Durant didn't appear to be a full participant in Monday's workout, Rankin notes that the 34-year-old wasn't wearing a brace on his right knee and looked healthy while driving to the basket during a 1-on-1 session against assistant coach Jarrett Jack. Durant has been sidelined since Jan. 8 with the knee injury and could face a minutes restriction for a few games once he's cleared to resume playing.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Phoenix Suns ready to 'finish the job,' win NBA championship with Kevin Durant addition The Phoenix Suns have full championship expectations with the addition of superstar Kevin Durant.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Ja Morant Unbothered By West Adding Mavs' Kyrie Irving, Suns' Kevin Durant The Western Conference added Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving and Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant before the trade deadline. Is Ja Morant’s Memphis...

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Suns fans at WM Phoenix Open react to blockbuster Kevin Durant trade Suns fans at WM Phoenix Open debate the pros, cons of the blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 • AZCENTRAL.COM

James Harden not surprised Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving fled Nets’ ‘dysfunction’

“I didn’t just ask to leave for no reason,” James Harden said of his 2022 trade from Brooklyn to Philadelphia.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

James Harden on Nets' Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving trades: 'I don't look like the crazy one. I don't look like a quitter' James Harden may have been the smartest person in the room all along.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

Harden not surprised Durant, Irving fled Nets' 'dysfunction'

James Harden isn’t surprised Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving wanted out of Brooklyn, having tired quickly of the “dysfunction” he saw in his brief time with the Nets and asking out

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Meet 'The Twins': New Nets Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson expected Kevin Durant trade to happen Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson held their introductory press conference just minutes after being named starters for the Nets’ matchup against...

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Meet 'The Twins': New Nets Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson expected Kevin Durant trade to happen Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson held their introductory press conference just minutes after being named starters for the Nets’ matchup against...

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 • DENVERPOST.COM

Embiid leads 76ers over Nets in Harden's return to Brooklyn

Joel Embiid had 37 points and 13 rebounds, James Harden scored 29 points in his first game in Brooklyn since being traded a year ago to begin a Big Three breakup and the Philadelph...

FEBRUARY 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS