The Phoenix Suns star and DMV native shared his excitement over Saturday night's playoff victory for his hometown team.
With his production from the charity stripe, Durant climbed the NBA 's leaderboard for the most free throws made. He entered the game with 7,156 free throws made in his career, needing just five to surpass NBA legend Jerry West (7,160) for the ninth spot.
Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half, Devin Booker supplied 35 points and the Phoenix Suns defeated the host Detroit Pistons 125-121 on Saturday.
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant plan to attend Saturday's playoff game between Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions at Ford Field.
Kevin Durant delivered a vintage performance against the Detroit Pistons, helping the Suns win 125-121 at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.
Durant was on the road in Detroit on Saturday as his Phoenix Suns took on the Detroit Pistons. He showed up to the Suns' game wearing a maroon No. 8 Brian Robinson Jr. jersey. The 36-year-old also boldly predicted that the Commanders would pull off the upset of the Lions, citing the team's newfound identity.
Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 125-121.
Kevin Durant responded both via social media and in person after the game to Jahmyr Gibbs doing his dance. Gibbs scored a 1-yard touchdown in the first
Durant's post has gone viral, with 5.1 million views, as of writing. The coincidence that the Suns also beat the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, 125-121, wasn't lost on the fans. "Gave them 2 L’s tonight," said a fan.
The Commanders stunned the Lions 45-31, and Kevin Durant, fresh off a Suns win, joined the locker room celebration to soak it all in.
There's no doubt that Detroit Lions fans are waking up this morning with broken hearts. After the best regular season in franchise history and securing the No.