Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant spent much of Wednesday night torching the Houston Rockets, scoring 37 points in a 119-111 victory. Durant used his postgame press conference to praise the state of Houston's rebuilding.

The Houston Rockets are intimately familiar with Kevin Durant. Rockets coach Ime Udoka played against Durant, coached against him, and was an assistant in Brooklyn during Durant’s All-Star 2020-21 season.

Kevin Durant, who has been the subject of trade rumors to Houston, was complimentary of the Rockets' young players after a Suns' loss.

The Houston Rockets have surprised many over the course of the first half of the season, going 34-21 through the first 55 games and earning the No. 4 seed in th

Harden and Durant have an especially storied past. Just a few days before the All-Star break, the Phoenix Suns forward joined the 30,000-point club, and Harden was one of the loudest voices singing his praises in the wake of that milestone.

Kevin Durant created a stir on social media after the basketball star lauded J. Cole’s rap skills while throwing shade at fans of “fake tough guys” in Hip-Hop. On Sunday (Feb. 23), Durant took to X to share his reaction to Cole’s new song, “cLOUDS,” which was released Friday (Feb. 21).

Suns superstar and future Hall-of-Famer Kevin Durant has been with the team since early 2023 and has yet to get past the second round of the playoffs in two attempts with a loaded core. This past trade deadline, Phoenix was fielding calls for him, which suggests the star could, and likely will, be moved this summer, per ESPN's Brian Windhorst.

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Kevin Durant carried the short-handed Phoenix Suns with his game-high 37 points, but they fell in the final two minutes at the Houston Rockets, 119-111, on Wednesday. In the second of back-to-back ...

Amen Thompson had a triple-double of 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and the Houston Rockets used a big run late to get a 119-111 win over the Phoenix Suns.

Durant and Royce O’Neale came out swinging offensively, combining for 15 of the Suns’ first 17 points. Despite their hot start, quick buckets in response by Green and Eason kept the Rockets afloat. The Suns still built up a 22-15 lead, but Dillon Brooks captained a 7-2 scoring run to bring Phoenix’s lead down to just two.