Kevin Durant: I'm a Net for life

Nets: Kevin Durant claims he’s a ‘Net for life’ before game against Suns
clutchpoint.com/kevin-durant-c… – 11:09am

Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal return and what we learned from the Phoenix Suns blowing up the Los Angeles Lakers (with video) #sans #lakeshow azcentral.com/story/sports/n… Via @azcentral – 10:55am

Western Conference winning percentage:
.900 — Sun with KD
.765 — Thunder
.706 — Warrior pic.x.com/J6e8MuWE07 – 9:46am

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🏀 #NBACup summary
🌞 Durant and Beal return in Suns win
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Kevin Durant on dealing with the mental side of his injury: “You hear the noise around the team, you know how we’re playing. Losing a game is never fun, and when you’re injured As a competitive athlete, I know that I can be there to help and potentially contribute.” It’s a terrible feeling when your team loses.” 2:07am

“I’ve been praised ever since I’ve been here. Everyone wants me to play the role of KD.”
Jusuf Nurkic after the Suns vs. Lakers win.
Regarding @GeraldBourguet’s question about social media criticism: “They’re not real fans. The internet isn’t the real world. People are going to hate.” #sans pic.x.com/1w7X3yFjKD – 1:35am

The Suns are 9-1 when KD plays 👀 pic.x.com/duqgqRe3UE – 12:44am

Final: PHX 127, LAL 100
Booker: 26 Pts, 10 Ast, 10-17 FG, 3-7 3P
Durant: 23 points, 6 rebs, 9-17 FG, 3-63 points
Beer: 23PTS, 10-15FG, 3-63P
Nurkic: 12 points, 12 rebs, 5-11 FG
Davis: 25-15-5, 10-19 FG
Suns suffer first-ever NBA Cup loss to Lakers, improve to 9-1 with KD healthy – 12:22am

The Suns look like a lottery team without KD, but with KD…they definitely look like a legitimate title contender. – 12:21am

KD in his first game back:
23 points
6 Lev
3-6 3P
The Suns are 9-1 against Durant this season. pic.x.com/WJ6khEfGNz – 12:14am

The bench will be ready every time for people to get a free Chick-Fil-A. It always annoys me. I could feel KD preparing his towel and fist pumping, ready to fire. ah. – 11:57pm

The Suns finished the third quarter on a 26-8 run. Now the question is whether they can end what feels like the first game of the season early in the fourth quarter (and hopefully limit KD and Beal’s minutes in the process). – 11:53pm

End of 3Q: PHX 98, LAL 78
Booker: 19 Pts, 9 Ast, 7-14 FG, 2-6 3P
Durant: 19 points, 5 rebs, 7-14 FG, 3-63 points
Beer: 16PTS, 7-10FG, 2-33P
Nurkic: 12 points, 11 rebs, 3 asts, 5-11 FG.
Davis: 25 points, 13 rebs, 5 asts, 10-18 FG.
Tyus Jones makes a buzzer-beating layup to put the Suns up 20 points – 11:49pm

beer/booker/durant
19 out of 34 times (55.9%)
50 points – 11:42pm

Durant’s transition 3 off Jones assist. The sun rises at 2pm. #sans #lakeshow – 11:41pm

Halftime: PHX 62, LAL 60
Durant: 14pts, 5-8FG, 2-33p
Beer: 14PTS, 6-9FG, 2-33P
Booker: 8 Pts, 7 Ast, 3-7 FG
Davis: 17 points, 8 rebs, 4 asts, 8-12 FG – 11:04pm

Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant fires the first shot in a counterattack vs. LeBron James, Lakers (with video) #sans #lakeshow azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 11:01pm

Kevin Durant has come back from injury smoother than anyone I remember – 10:48pm

Durant (5-of-8 FG, 2-of-3 3) and Beal (4-of-6 FG, 2-of-3 3) certainly weren’t rusty after missing a combined 14 games. The Suns had 24 of their 52 points and PHX led by eight at the 5:15 mark of the second quarter. 10:47pm

Oso’s ability to pass doubles from Durant and Booker and find the open man either in the corner or on the baseline is highly valued by the Suns.
Make teams pay to double their on-screen ball handlers. Ighodaro finds Beal and lays up.
Scored from Durant’s feed. Fouled. FT. Up 36-32. #sans – 10:36pm

I think there will be a supernova KD stretch at some point in this game. He looks a lot more relaxed on the ball than usual. – 10:33pm

Suns 31 Lakers 25 after one.
PHX: Beer 8 points (3 to 2/2). Durant scored 5 points.
LAL: Anthony Davis 12 points. #sans #lakeshow – 10:30pm

End of 1st quarter: PHX 31, LAL 25
Beal: 8 points, 2-2 3P, 8 minutes.
Jones: 6pts, 3-3FG
Durant: 5pts, 2-3FG, 8 minutes
Booker: 4 Pts, 3 Ast, 2-4 FG
Allen: 8pts, 3-5FG
Davis: 12 points, 5 rebs, 2 asts, 6-9 FG – 10:28pm

Kevin Durant was ejected for the first time at 4:28 of the first quarter. Bradley Beal was sent off about five minutes into the game. Budenholzer said tonight’s game would be played “logically.” 10:18pm

KD’s first basket after missing the past 7 games🪣
(via @Suns)
pic.x.com/OWaXyemKgn – 10:13pm

Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal accounted for 11 of the Suns’ 13 points as starters. It’s good to see them back on the field and playing at a high level right away – 10:12pm

The first possession leads to a KD post-ISO. He passed to Beal on an overextension, and Beal drove and kicked Durant for a 3.
That’s very different from what we’ve seen over the past two weeks. – 10:06pm

Lovely, welcome back! Bradley Beal drives and Kevin Durant scores 3 points on the wing on the Suns’ first possession – 10:06pm

Durant 3. Immediately.
Suns up 3-0. #sans – 10:06pm

Loud cheers erupt as Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal are announced to the Suns’ starting lineup – 10:03pm

“You saw a few guys on our team step up and play well.”
Kevin Durant said after seeing how the Suns played without him and Bradley Beal.
On playing time: “I’ll do whatever the coach asks me to do, but I just want you to know in the back of my mind that I’m going to play 48 minutes.” #sans pic.x.com/eWeUZ5T98M – 9:15pm

“If we take care of the game early, I probably won’t play a lot of minutes. If it’s a close game, you can expect me to be on the floor. So it depends on how we play as a unit. Masu.”
Kevin Durant returned after missing seven games with a strained left calf muscle. The Suns fell to 1 win and 6 losses. #sans pic.x.com/j7POnVCQq5 – 9:08pm

Kevin Durant said of his rehabilitation process: I put in a lot of effort, had some good days, and was able to get back on the court. The five-day vacation definitely helped, too, and I’m very grateful. ”
KD believes the calf strain happened when he jumped for a rebound in the Mavs game. pic.x.com/EtdTxX4D40 – 8:56 p.m.

he’s back.
Kevin Durant. #sans pic.x.com/EnlSoj0L4u – 8:43pm

Suns say Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal will have limited playing time due to left calf strains in a smart and “logical” way going forward. Coach Mike Budenholzer said. #sans – 8:22pm

Suns manager Mike Budenholzer confirmed the plan for both Durant and Beal to return tonight, saying he will try to play each player’s minutes wisely considering the time each player has missed. I made it certain. – 8:20pm

According to @bball_ref:
Highest cumulative plus/minus in franchise’s first 40 games:
1. OG Anunoby: +465 (2023-24 New York State)
2. Kevin Garnett: +431 (2007-2008 BOS)
3. Kevin Durant: + 427 (2016-17 GSW) – 7:42pm

The Suns’ defense, making Devin Booker’s life easier, and some specific areas where Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal can immediately help get the team back on track (“getting buckets”) Besides the obvious): bit.ly/414gb5G – 2:13pm

Tuesday Beyond the Arc pod with @sportsreiter
-KP returns, big win for Celtics
– Jamal Murray gets bitter after Knicks hit Nags
-The warriors suddenly find themselves in a predicament.
-KD/Beal will play against the Lakers tonight in the cup game
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Tuesday’s @LockedOnLakers Podcast! Austin Reeves says Lakers defense needs to be more physical. Will it help? Plus, Jackson Hayes is back. (But so do KD, Beal, and Vassell.) @LockedOnNetwork @LockedOnNBAPods
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