Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant Wants To Be A General Manager Or Owner After His Career

... Guy Fieri. That’s because, Durant says, he has dreams of being an NBA general manager someday and he likes to monitor the latest buzz and try to figure out what teams might be thinking heading toward the trade deadline. “Want to be a GM, want to own a team, hopefully own a team and run it,” Durant said. “So I look to see what rumors are getting out there, what deals are being presented to these teams. Try to figure that stuff out. It’s fun, especially for a guy who knows that part of the business.”. This isn’t the first time Durant has mentioned his lofty business goals for life after basketball. Last year, he also talked about his desire to be a general manager and even mentioned wanting to one day buy an ownership stake in his hometown Washington Redskins. The precedent has been set by many former NBA players. Michael Jordan owns the Hornets. Magic Johnson is now running the Lakers. It doesn’t always work out well. Vlade Divac has had a rough couple years running the Kings in Sacramento. Part of the criticism aimed his way is his apparent lack of understanding of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the document that ...

Kevin Durant Set To Face Former Coach Scott Brooks For The First Time

... said. “Seeing Scotty will be nice.”. Durant was drafted by the Seattle Sonics in 2007. P. J. Carlesimo was his first head coach. Brooks was one of Carlesimo’s assistants. “He was my favorite assistant,” Durant once said. “No matter how I was playing, he was encouraging me. I remember he flew from California to D. C. one summer and worked me out in a gym. He left his family for a few days and worked me out, and I could just tell he cares about people. He wants to serve people and that’s the type of person I love.”. The Sonics moved to Oklahoma City after Durant’s rookie season. Carlesimo made the move with the team. But they started Durant’s second season — the franchise’s first in OKC — with a 1-12 record. Carlesimo was fired. Partly because of that strong relationship with Durant, Brooks was named the interim coach in late 2008. It wasn’t expected to last. But Brooks got results. The young coach and young ...

Kevin Durant On Return To Washington D.c. That Never Was

... Indianapolis Swimming Sat 4 pm PT. NBCSN USA Swimming: Arena Pro Swim Series Indianapolis Swimming Sat 4:30 pm PT. CSN Chicago Blackhawks vs. Predators Hockey Sat 4:30 pm PT. CSN Chicago Class 4 A Girls Basketball Consolation Basketball Sat 4:30 pm PT. NBCSN FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Women's Super G Alpine Skiing Sat 6 pm PT. CSN Chicago Class 4 A Girls Basketball Championship Basketball Sat 6:30 pm PT. Digital Only Rugby Sevens World Series: Las Vegas Day 2 Rugby Sat 6:45 pm PT. NBCSN USA Track and Field: USA Indoor Championships Track and Field Sat 7:30 pm PT. CSN California Maple Leafs vs. Sharks Hockey Tue 5 pm HT. Digital Only FIS World Nordic Skiing Champs: NC Lahti HS 130 Nordic Combined 12 am HT. Digital Only FIS World Nordic Skiing Champs: XC Lahti Men's 15 km C Cross-Country Skiing 1:45 am HT. NBCSN PFT Live NFL 2 am HT. NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show General 4 am HT. Digital Only FIS World Nordic Skiing Champs: ...

Kevin Durant Turned Heads Even As A Rookie

... He’s learning his image isn’t always his. Before the first trip home, mom’s going to call about a “Welcome home Kevin Durant ” party. It was to take place at the Water Street club H 20, but Durant didn’t plan it or attend though two pictures of him grace the soiree’s flier above red letters stating “Ladies are free all night.”. He’s finding out you have to flip the switch and go to a signing at Electronics Boutique whether or not you’re tired. He’s often reminded how much he hates to lose. After starting the season 0-8, the Sonics will later lose 14 consecutive games, a franchise record. Denver will make the club a national head shake by scoring 168 points against it. Seattle has only 15 wins, the lowest total in the Western Conference. Regardless, Durant keeps grinding, building, growing, and, ...

Kevin Durant Explains Why He Never Considered Joining His Hometown Wizards

... the fans, the city. “It was just like, ‘All right, that part of my life I’ve conquered already. What’s next?’”. “I thought about what it might be like,” Durant said. “I thought about it. But it made Le Bron’s situation different because he got drafted there. So it was like he was home already, so he knew what it was like. It wasn’t like it was his first time going back. For me, I never played at home. I didn’t know what it would be. I know every time I go back it’s pretty hectic, and I just wanted to focus on basketball and not have to worry about a lot of stuff that comes with being at home. “It’s always good going back, but I would rather play in a different city.”. You should read the whole feature, which explores how the area shaped him as well as why he chose to play college basketball elsewhere and how he is connected with his hometown now. From the Wizards’ perspective, though, Durant’s concern about distractions at home is old news. Two seasons ago - a full 18 months before he became a free agent - he visited the Verizon Center and it was a ...

Kevin Durant Blasts 'cop' Shaq For Threatening Javale Mcgee In Latest Nba Vs. Tnt Beef

... but you had your flaws too as a player. And you played on five or six teams, too. So it’s not like you’re just this person center. You had your flaws, too. “So like I said, I didn’t go on Twitter and threaten civilians like that, so I’m glad you’re getting challenged.”. (Don’t forget that O’Neal is a sworn-in deputy marshal.). Those are harsh words, albeit a little more civil and more directly relevant to the situation than James’ snide takedown of “hater” Charles Barkley. But the root is the same — particularly the part about them both being paid by TNT to mock current NBA stars. That opens up a question: Are the NBA’s best players at war with Inside the NBA. Shaq wasn’t really into fueling anything with Durant specifically. @KDTrey 5 mind yo business this ain't for you. — SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017. Certainly, the TNT show pulls no punches. The show is great entertainment because of how irreverent Barkley, O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson are. There’s a lot more joke-making than basketball analysis, and the jokes often come at the expense of the biggest and best players in the game. Still, it used to be rare that a player ...

Warriors' Kevin Durant Hyperextends Left Knee; Mri Results Expected On Wednesday

... Wizards early in the first quarter after suffering a hyperextended left knee. The Warriors announced he would not return to the game and will undergo an MRI on Tuesday night. The results will reportedly be released on Wednesday morning. To be clear: the Warriors are sending Durant for an MRI on his left knee tonight. No word on when the results will be known. — Tim Bontemps (@Tim Bontemps) March 1, 2017. A Warriors spokesman I implicitly trust said the team won't have any information on the results of Kevin Durant's MRI till tomorrow. — Mike Wise (@Mike Wiseguy) March 1, 2017. Warriors center Zaza Pachulia fell backward into Durant’s leg, which buckled awkwardly from the contact. Durant got up after the play and stayed in the game for the next few possessions but went to the locker room after the Warriors called timeout less than two minutes into the game. Here's the play that sent Kevin Durant limping to the locker room. __link__/2 YKVh 1 ...

Kevin Durant Thinks Redskins Should Give Kirk Cousins A Long-term Deal

... contract or his potential.”. The Redskins have until 4 p.m. Wednesday to determine whether or not to apply the franchise tag to Cousins for a second straight year, though they are almost certain to do so. The bigger question is what will happen with Cousins moving forward. [ Relax, Redskins fans. So-far-silent free agent talks will start at NFL combine. ]. Durant — who, somewhat ironically, is playing this season on a one-year deal with a player option for a second after choosing to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors last summer — says Cousins would play better if he has the peace of mind of knowing that he doesn’t have to worry about his future. “I think he’ll play better knowing that, ‘I’m here, this is my team. I’m rooted in this city,’ ” Durant said. “He has a wife I think, so he and his wife are rooted in the city. “I think that ...