Kevin Durant RUMORS & NEWS

The Oklahoman "A muddied American flag rested atop the metal pole that stood defiantly at the corner. Its peaceful position contradicted perfectly the catastrophic winds that only two days earlier had ripped through town, leaving this block utterly unidentifiable, one of many that have been reduced to..." May 23

SportingNews.com "Kevin Durant's "business tattoos" are spreading—and fast. The Oklahoma City Thunder forward, who has tattoos covering his midsection, recently added a large piece on his back, so that his skin is barely visible at this point. Nothing wrong with that, of course. The central issue with Durant..." May 22

CBSSports.com "In a big time of need, Kevin Durant is once again coming through in the clutch for Oklahoma City. Per the Red Cross, Durant has given a $1 million donation to the Oklahoma tornado disaster relief fund. Death numbers aren't certain but currently 24 people, including many children, lost their..." May 21

ESPN.com "The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area. Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City..." May 21

The Oklahoman "Suddenly, the Thunder has a new issue. And, no, this latest problem is not a natural sign of the team's progress. It's more like Oklahoma City's leading cause for concern. Already saddled by fundamental flaws such as turnovers, rebounding and an inability to knock down open shots, the..." May 15

The Oklahoman "To hear Memphis coach Lionel Hollins tell it after Game 1, Tony Allen had as much hope of guarding Kevin Durant as Woody Allen. After the Grizzlies defensive whiz barely guarded the Thunder superstar on Sunday, Hollins was reminded that Allen had done a pretty decent job against Durant in the..." May 09

Houston Chronicle "Kevin Durant apparently doesn’t know Omer Asik. The way Asik is playing, Durant will soon. In the fourth quarter of the Rockets’ 107-100 Game 5 victory, Oklahoma City used a strategy of fouling the Rockets’ center intentionally in hopes of making a comeback. It didn’t work, as Asik made..." May 02

The Oklahoman "As we have all come to realize, Thunder star Kevin Durant is tired of playing second-fiddle to LeBron James, the Miami Heat, Greg Oden and everybody else in his basketball career. However, this week will mark the fifth time Durant has finished first as Sports Illustrated’s choice for the..." April 24

Washington Post "Kevin Durant ceded his three-year run as NBA scoring champion to Carmelo Anthony, announcing on Instagram before the regular season finale that he was going to sit rather than exhaust himself trying to score the 70 points he would’ve needed. Durant likely also will wind up a distant second in..." April 20

New York Daily News "Carmelo Anthony has won the title — the NBA scoring title, that is. Neither Anthony nor Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant will play in their team's respective season finales Wednesday, meaning the Knicks' MVP candidate will finish the season as the league's top scorer for the first time in his..." April 17

The Oklahoman "Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant will not play in the team's regular-season finale Wednesday night. Durant took to Instagram to announce he wasn't playing. “SITTING OUT TONIGHT'S GAME,” Durant posted. “If you (are) disappointed I didn't try to go for the scoring title, oh..." April 17

The Oklahoman "In just three days, when Kevin Durant puts the finishing touches on his most sensational season and joins the exclusive fraternity that he's pursued the past four years, somewhere a legend will smile. Larry Bird, from afar, has been watching Durant all along, admiring the Thunder forward for..." April 14

SI.com "The NBA fined Thunder forward Kevin Durant $25,000 on Friday “for making a menacing gesture” during the second quarter of Thursday’s 116-97 victory at Golden State. With 1:36 remaining in the second quarter, Durant charged down the paint to finish a dunk in transition after teammate Russell..." April 13

The Oklahoman "Things are looking pretty good for that top spot. In what set up as a must-win game of sorts for the Thunder to stay in the driver’s seat in its quest to finish first in the Western Conference standings, Oklahoma City marvelously rose to the occasion, crushing Golden State 116-97 on Thursday..." April 12

The Oklahoman "Thunder forward Kevin Durant on Tuesday night topped 20 minutes, something he's done in every game this season. Only this time his minute total in the Thunder's game against Utah could have significant implications. According to the ESPN.com blog TrueHoop, no player in the past nine seasons..." April 10

Fox Sports Southwest "You now how Russell Westbrook dresses like he's trying to impress Kanye West? Well, he takes a lot of flak for that in the Oklahoma City Thunder locker room, up to and including an accusation he is assuming the identity of Beyonce's alter ego. "Oh, he's a diva," Durant told ESPN the Magazine...." April 06

The Oklahoman "In his past nine games, Kevin Durant is averaging a staggering 5.2 turnovers, continuing what's been an on-again, off-again problem that has plagued him throughout his career. For the month of March, Durant is turning it over 4.1 times on average, tying his highest average for any month in his..." March 23

The Oklahoman "Kevin Durant was down in the dumps — again — through the first half, frustrated for the third straight game and, this time, virtually invisible in the third quarter. The best scorer on the planet had attempted as many shots going into the final period as Mavs role players Mike James and Jae..." March 18

The Oklahoman "The mugging took place a month ago. But Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka still remembered. Really, how could they forget? Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap had thoroughly manhandled them both, taking complete control of the middle and helping Utah tear the Thunder's defense to pieces. It..." March 14

The Oklahoman "Kevin Durant had a first half so horrid Wednesday night, it wasn't outlandish to wonder if the NBA's three-time scoring champ was physically ill. Durant was noticeably sluggish and listless. He couldn't hang onto the basketball, much less shoot it. Yet by the end of the night, the four-time..." March 14

The Oklahoman "In the end, the Thunder had to overcome a sudden lack of composure, plus a seven-point possession by the Los Angeles Clippers that occurred with 90 seconds left in the game. Thanks in large part to point guard Russell Westbrook, OKC conquered all Sunday afternoon en route to a 108-104 survival..." March 04

The Oklahoman "No player in NBA history has accomplished the three-pronged feat Kevin Durant is now creeping closer to completing. With only 29 games remaining in his 2012-13 regular season, Durant continues to lead the league in scoring while producing an especially rare show of shooting accuracy. If he..." February 17

The Oklahoman "The best hope the Thunder had Thursday night against its archrival just didn't have it. Maybe it had something to do with Kevin Durant being accustomed to coming through in the fourth quarter, not the first. In the highly anticipated second and final regular-season meeting between Oklahoma..." February 15

The Oklahoman "Long after the final buzzer sounded Saturday, signaling a five-point Thunder loss to Cleveland, forward Kevin Durant sat shirtless at his locker with an ice pack wrapped tightly around the right side of his midsection. As his teammates showered, dressed and departed the visitor's locker room,..." February 04

The Oklahoman "A smile creased Kevin Durant's face at the mere mention of the second-year star. It's not often that happens when Durant discusses opponents. But that's the level of admiration the three-time scoring champion has for Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving, the reigning Rookie of the..." February 02

Toronto Star "The NBA has broken the back of the regular season, with the majority of the teams at the 41-game mark or soon to approach it. That means the inevitable look at the potential award winners; or who should get them if the season was to end today. Here are some thoughts. MVP Kevin Durant,..." January 24

The Oklahoman "If he's going to finally achieve his goal this season, Kevin Durant can't have many more nights like he did Sunday. The exclusive club in which he seeks membership doesn't allow for it. Fortunately for Durant, if this is what his off nights look like these days he's probably in good..." December 10

The Oklahoman "Kevin Durant was asked after Tuesday's game at Brooklyn how he felt about his Thunder team. "I feel really good about our team," he said before rattling off a string of reasons why. "We're 19 games into a long season. But right now I like the group we have. Kevin Martin has come in and..." December 06

New York Post "The Nets knew they would have their hands full with Kevin Durant but they still couldn't stop him. Durant — who scored 32 points on 9-of-16 shooting and hit all 12 of his free throws — led the Thurder to a 117-111 victory over the Nets last night at Barclays Center. When the Nets (11-6) cut the..." December 05

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder is one of my favorite players in the NBA, and now I have another reason why. Sure, he's a great player, one I would actually pay to watch. But it's the fact that he's so authentic that really makes him one of my favorites. Unlike a lot of phonies in..." November 25

The Oklahoman "With 74 seconds left and the Thunder trailing by three, Kevin Durant pulled up from 26 feet away on the right wing and let a 3-point attempt fly without hesitation. The NBA's three-time scoring champ's velvet shooting stroke was perfectly in sync after taking a pass from teammate Russell..." November 24

The Oklahoman "In the Thunder's 110-95 win at New Orleans on Friday, we got our first glimpse of a new substitution pattern Scott Brooks is trying out. Kevin Durant, who had played the entire first quarter in seven of the first nine games, was subbed out with 3:30 remaining in the opening period. He then..." November 18

Welcome To Loud City "Kevin Durant has shown several new facets of his game this season, and the more astute analysts have noticed. Rob Mahoney wrote an outstanding piece on Durant's development, and our friend Beckley Mason at HoopSpeak chimes in with an interesting analogy: We talk about the Thunder Culture..." November 14

The Oklahoman "The longer Kevin Durant spoke after Monday's practice, the bigger his smile got. The nine-minute interview session seemed cathartic for the three-time NBA scoring champ as he explained what's gone wrong in the Thunder's disappointing 1-2 start. What was missing in Sunday night's 104-95 loss at..." November 06

The Oklahoman "As the new-look Thunder continues to evolve, so does the overall game of three-time scoring champ Kevin Durant. In OKC's 106-92 victory over Portland on Friday night, Durant led his team in rebounds (17), assists (seven), blocked shots (two) and, um, turnovers (six). The Thunder's three-time..." November 03

The Oklahoman "Thunder coach Scott Brooks presumably will hear some more boos when his team plays at Chicago on Tuesday night. Brooks got an earful on Friday night in Tulsa when he refused to insert popular sixth man James Harden (groin injury) against Phoenix, despite chants of "We want Harden" from a..." October 23

The Oklahoman "Kevin Durant wants to clear up something about his offseason workouts with LeBron James. "A lot of people blew (it) out of proportion," the reigning three time scoring champion said. "It was just one day." Still, some had a problem with Durant recently traveling to Ohio for the second..." October 07

NBA.com "You'd think Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden would be sick of seeing each other by now. The Oklahoma City Thunder trio have been going basically non-stop since the NBA season opened, grinding away through every milestone together just as they have throughout their NBA..." July 10

Welcome To Loud City "It looks like the folks at 2K Sports have officially gone with a trio of Young Guns, shying away from their recent covers of NBA Legends and older players like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett. It also marks the second year in a row they've gone with three athletes on the cover, rather than just one...." June 26

The Oklahoman "Hall of Fame point guard Magic Johnson said Kevin Durant deserves "a lot of praise" for making world champion LeBron James an even better player this season. "Because a lot of times your rival or the guy you go up against will bring the best out of you," Johnson told the Miami Herald off the..." June 23

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Dallas Mavericks free agent point guard Jason Kidd hasn't telephoned Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant offering any advice on how to beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. But Kidd did say: "I've congratulated Durant each time they've clinched and wished them well.'' The Thunder trail the..." June 19

The Oklahoman "Q&A: Kevin Durant For the second consecutive game, Kevin Durant found himself in foul trouble. In Game 3, he had to sit during a critical stretch late in the third quarter when the Thunder went from being up 10 to being down heading into the fourth. You guys lost the battle in the paint..." June 18

Yahoo! Sports "Kevin Durant stood stoically alongside an arena wall late Sunday as he waited his turn to explain the Oklahoma City Thunder's second straight NBA Finals loss. He was lost in his own thoughts until the frustration of the evening was finally too much for even him to contain. He belted out a choice..." June 18

Washington Post "When he was just 23 and his second year in the NFL, Dan Marino led the Miami Dolphins to Super Bowl XIX and lost to the San Francisco 49ers. With so much talent and so much time ahead in his eventual Hall of Fame career, Marino was expected to make many more trips and win a few titles before he..." June 17

Dallas Morning News "On who the best player in the world is right now: "Kevin Durant. I'm riding and dying with Dirk Nowitzki, but if you say right now, what this guy has done -- and I love LeBron's total floor game -- but when it comes down to your best player in those crunch moments and clutch moments, he has to..." June 15

The Oklahoman "To those that don't understand how the Oklahoma City Thunder operates best, the second and third quarters of Game 1 on Tuesday night were head-scratchers. Kevin Durant, the league's reigning three-time scoring champion, had squeezed off only four shot attempts. He scored just eight points in..." June 14

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Scared now? Maybe you should be. Maybe the NBA Finals are as simple as Kevin Durant wrenching the torch as the game's best from LeBron James. Maybe this series is as clear as Durant taking over when a night searches for someone to take it. For so long in Game 1 on Tuesday night, the show..." June 13

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Q: You asked Erik Spoelstra a great question, and the same one I was thinking. And that was about Dwyane Wade and Shane Battier guarding Kevin Durant. And Spo responded that that LeBron James covered him a lot, as well. Not from what I witnessed. All I saw was K.D. shooting over Battier (mostly)..." June 13

Houston Chronicle "Heat and thunder coming together sounds like a weather phenomenon that could be nasty. Heat and Thunder coming together in the NBA Finals could provide just the storm to raise the league to new heights. It should be that good nasty stuff. Two of the NBA's most athletic teams with dynamic..." June 12