Kevin Durant noted his appreciation for a now-almost-two-decade rivalry with LeBron James on Tuesday, noting he's faced James "two or three times," on Christmas Day. Durant shook his head in disbelief after a quick correction ahead of his fifth Christmas matchup with James on Thursday.
"Five [times]? Oh, well s--t," Durant said with a laugh Tuesday after the Houston Rockets shootaround in Los Angeles. Durant then acknowledged an uncomfortable truth regarding perhaps the two greatest players of the last two decades.
Christmas Day in Los Angeles could be the final chapter in the long story of storied rivals.