Why is Kevin Durant ever standing in the corner? Kevin Durant should, frankly, never be standing in the corner. On account of being Kevin Durant, that is.
In Durant's debut with the Rockets, he kind of did a lot of standing in the corner. He wasn't bad, by any means — 9 for 16 from the field, 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists is a good game. Plus, the Thunder had a clear objective to take KD out of the game by denying him the ball for 48 straight minutes and immediately bringing extra help whenever he did receive the ball.