Kevin Durant

NBA: Durant commits to Rockets with two-year extension worth $90 Million

NBA: Durant commits to Rockets with two-year extension worth $90 Million

Kevin Durant has signed a two-year, $90 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets, which includes a player option for the 2027–28 season, Afrosport reports. The Rockets confirmed the extension in a statement on Sunday, but did not release contract details. Durant was eligible for a maximum two-year deal worth $120m but reportedly agreed to take around $30m less to give the Rockets more flexibility in...

NBA: Durant overtakes Shaquille O’Neal, moves into eighth on all-time scoring list

NBA: Kevin Durant joins Rockets in blockbuster trade from Suns

Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant is headed to the Houston Rockets after a blockbuster trade with the Phoenix Suns, Afrosport reports. The 15-time NBA All-Star, who got the news while at the Fanatics Fest in New York, heads to the Rockets in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in this year’s NBA Draft and five second-round selections. The deal, which is expected to be finalised...

NBA: Durant, White named Players of the Week for Week 22

NBA: Durant, White named Players of the Week for Week 22

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant and Chicago Bulls guard Coby White have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 22 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. NBA Players of the Week for Week 22 West: Kevin Durant (@Suns) East: Coby White (@chicagobulls) pic.twitter.com/bvd61J0ikb — NBA (@NBA) March 24, 2025 Durant has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the 33rd time in...

NBA: Durant overtakes Shaquille O’Neal, moves into eighth on all-time scoring list

NBA: Durant becomes eighth player to reach 30,000 career points

Kevin Durant on Tuesday night became the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points as the Phoenix Suns lost 119-112 to the Memphis Grizzlies at Footprint Center. Durant, who scored 34 points against the Grizzlies, reached the milestone with a free throw in the third quarter in his 1,101st career game. The 36-year-old also became the joint-third fastest to achieve this feat alongside Kareem...

Year in Review: D’Tigress at the Olympics and the other top basketball moments in 2024

Year in Review: D’Tigress at the Olympics and the other top basketball moments in 2024

The world of basketball provided many fun moments for both the players, experts, and fans alike in the year 2024. A new champion was crowned in the world’s foremost basketball league, the NBA, as well as the Basketball Africa League, in its historic fourth season. The year’s brilliance reached its peak at the Paris Olympic Games, where the sport drew attention from millions of spectators around...