Kevin Durant Rumors & News

BY JENNI CARLSONKevin Durant is on a quest for world domination. What else are we to think after the news that he plans to partner with music mogul Jay-Z and his newly formed Roc Nation Sports? Durant recently parted ways with agent Rob Pelinka, who he'd only been with a little over a year.Read more on NewsOK.com

Via Nike.com: "Nike stands with Kevin Durant to support the victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. Nike will donate $1M worth of Nike products to those affected by the tornadoes, and all profits from Oklahoma City KD V Elites sold on Nike.com and in Nike Retail Stores between May 23 and June 15 will be donated equally between KaBOOM!, a national non-profit that builds playgrounds for children in need, and the Moore Public School Foundation, an Oklahoma non-profit that supports the Moore Public School District." The important thing here is the date: June 15th. That's this Friday. So basic...

Via NewsOK: "Multiple sources are reporting Thunder superstar Kevin Durant is dropping his current agent and signing with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's new management agency has made a name for itself in just its few short months of existence.The hip-hop star and business mogul has already signed New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith and Tulsa Shock point guard Skylar Diggins." Sports Agents are a strange enigma. Not a lot of what they do is made public, and only a select few of them are recognizable by the average joe...

By Darnell MayberryKevin Durant has ended his brief relationship with Rob Pelinka, the agent he unexpectedly switched to last February. The Oklahoma City Thunder star is widely believed to be considering partnering with music mogul Jay-Z and his newly-formed Roc Nation sports agency. But another possibility is for Durant to rejoin Goodwin Sports Management, the agency headed by brothers Aaron and Eric Goodwin.Read more on NewsOK.com

BY DARNELL MAYBERRYThunder coach Scott Brooks: “He plays defense with everything he has. And you love guys that play with their hearts out every possession.” Thunder forward Kevin Durant: “He's a workhorse, man.Read more on NewsOK.com

Before Kobe Bryant, before LeBron James, and before Kevin Durant there was Grant Hill. The quiet, clean cut, and well mannered kid from Duke University came into the NBA in 1994 as a beacon of light for the league and as the next superstar to take the reigns over from the stars of yesteryear. The changing of the guard from Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird was impossible on the surface, but plausible with Hill. Yesterday, Grant Hill retired after 19 years in the NBA. Hill was an ambassador of the game and his career was very much like two acts of a play. The first 10 years ...

Anthony Slater[img]2114587[/img] Like many of us, Kevin Durant watched Game 5 of the dramatic Heat-Pacers series on Thursday night. And during a lull in the first half, he decided to shoot out a Twitter invitation to his legion of followers, telling them to send any questions his way: As you’d expect, plenty of people jumped at the opportunity, firing a wide variety of inquiries through the Twittersphere. Durant was understandably selective, answering some of the more bland questions, but providing a couple of brief highlights.Read more on NewsOK.com

Anthony Slater[img]2111257[/img] Last year at this time, Kevin Durant was battling the Spurs, soon to clinch a trip to his first NBA Finals with a 34-point, 14-rebound Game 6 masterpiece. But this May, with a freak injury to his All-Star point guard leading to an early exit from the playoffs, Durant is just looking for a place to play and some decent competition. Identifying a place shouldn’t be too tough.Read more on NewsOK.com