Kevin Durant has been getting booed lustily by the Oklahoma City Thunder crowd for a decade now, as his departure in the summer of 2016 for the Golden State Warriors cut the OKC faithful deep.

Kevin Durant "really thought about" going to the Bay Area before blocking the Phoenix Suns' proposed trade with the Golden State Warriors last season, he told Sports Illustrated's Tim Capurso.

15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant made his Houston Rockets debut on Tuesday night in a double-overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center. The 2014 league MVP was acquired by Houston in an offseason trade with the Phoenix Suns that sent out Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green and draft picks.

Kevin Durant and the Rockets will go head-to-head with the Thunder after Oklahoma City receives their championship rings on Opening Night.

The Rockets led most of the way, but the Thunder clawed back into the game in the fourth quarter and sent the game to overtime. In the first extra period, it was Oklahoma City who built a big lead, but Houston managed to tie things up ahead of one last Thunder possession.

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The NBA superstar heads back to Oklahoma City to take on the defending champs in what will be his 18th season after being drafted by Seattle.

That is why, when rumors swirled in February that the Warriors were working on bringing the 15-time All-Star back to the franchise, it seemed like a no-brainer that a reunion would happen. Especially so Durant could escape the basketball Titanic that the Phoenix Suns had become.

DeMarcus Cousins is all-in on what the Rockets will do with Kevin Durant this year. Cousins is making a bold prediction.