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.

In the aftermath of Tuesday’s double overtime loss at Oklahoma City, Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant took the blame. The 15-time NBA All-Star pointed to a missed free throw late in regulation and a late foul in the closing seconds of the second overtime,

KD has always left a sour taste in the fans' mouths because all of his past tenures did not end well. He bickered with Draymond in Golden State. His stint in Brooklyn was marred with, in his words, " dysfunction ." Matt Ishbia's Big 3 experiment in Phoenix was an utter disaster. But KD says he doesn't care anymore.

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 recently met a young fan wearing his Oklahoma City Thunder Jersey. 7-month-old Angel got to meet Durant on Tuesday where they shared a special moment. Angel’s father, Justin Oliver, said his family are Thunder fans and have been keeping up with the former Thunder player since 2010.

During the first NBA on NBC game of the season between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, fans had strong thoughts about Kevin Durant.

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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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.