Tag: Kevin Durant

Durant Scores 31, Suns Beat Clippers 112-100 for 3–1 Lead

LOS ANGELES— Phoenix’ big three of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Chris Paul were all in go-mode. As a result, the scrappy and shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers are on the verge of going home for the summer. Durant scored 31 points, Booker added 30 and Paul bounced back big in the fourth quarter of a…


NBA’s Durant Questions COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Says Mayor Wants Attention

Basketball star Kevin Durant on March 13 questioned why New York City’s mayor has kept a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers in place, alleging the mayor wants attention. “It’s ridiculous. I don’t understand it at all. It just feels like, at this point now, someone is trying to make a statement or point to…


NBA Roundup: Heat Ruin Kevin Durant’s Return to Nets

Bam Adebayo totaled 30 points and 11 rebounds as the Miami Heat overcame a 16-point deficit to beat Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets 113–107 on Thursday night in New York. Durant returned from missing 21 games with a sprained MCL in his left knee and scored 31 points for Brooklyn. He hit 10 of…


Nets’ Irving Says He Won’t Reconsider COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Durant Injury

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving on Monday reasserted that he won’t reconsider taking the COVID-19 vaccine despite his teammate Kevin Durant’s knee injury that is expected to sideline him for weeks. Although getting vaccinated would make the seven-time All-Star point guard eligible to play in all Brooklyn Nets’ games, Irving said he won’t be swayed,…


Durant Says He Won’t Lobby Nets’ Irving to Get Vaccinated

NEW YORK—Kevin Durant reiterated Friday that he won’t lobby teammate Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated against the coronavirus so he could be eligible to play in all the Brooklyn Nets’ games. In fact, he won’t even ask his close friend why he refuses to get the shot. “I told him how important he is and…


NBA Roundup: Kevin Durant’s 51 Points Carries Nets to Victory

Kevin Durant scored a season-high 51 points as the visiting Brooklyn Nets earned a 116–104 victory Sunday, while handing the Detroit Pistons their 12th consecutive defeat. Durant’s point total set a Little Caesars Arena record. Ex-Pistons forward Blake Griffin, who currently plays for the Nets, held the previous record with 50 points. Durant added nine…


Basketball Star Kevin Durant Launches $200 Million SPAC

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has become the latest celebrity to endorse a blank-check firm after his Infinite Acquisition Corp filed for an initial public offering of up to $200 million on Wednesday. The filing comes amid a chill in the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) market, due to tightening accounting guidance and regulatory scrutiny…


Durant Scores 32, Nets Hit 22 3S in 117–108 Win Over Hawks

NEW YORK—The Brooklyn Nets are starting to look like the team that was so potent a season ago. Kevin Durant scored 32 points and led the spurt that broke open the game late in the third quarter, and the Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks 117–108 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. “We’re finding…


US Men’s Basketball Team Advances to Gold Medal Game at Tokyo Olympics

Team USA will battle for a gold medal on Friday after trumping Australia in an Olympics semifinal match. The Americans defeated Australia 97–78 after breaking the game open in the third quarter. Kevin Durant finished with 23 points in 30 minutes of action, going 10–19 from the field and adding nine rebounds and two assists….


US Men’s Basketball Tops Rival Spain in Olympics, Advance to Semifinals

Team USA advanced to the semifinals in the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, defeating Spain in men’s basketball in a close match. The Americans fell behind in the first quarter but won the next three splits, finishing 95–81 and topping its longtime rival and the No. 2 team in the world. Kevin Durant led the Americans…