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Returning to the Lone Star State: Kevin Durant

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The 2024-25 NBA season concluded this past Sunday, June 22 with the Oklahoma City Thunder taking down the Indiana Pacers to win the NBA Finals. Prior to the confetti falling in OKC, the storyline that stole Game 7’s thunder was news that Kevin Durant had been traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets, a move sending shockwaves across the league and sparking excitement amongst basketball fans in the Lone Star State. For the first time in Durant’s professional career, the former Longhorn standout will once again be able to call Texas home.

The 18-year NBA veteran has accumulated quite the resume throughout his illustrious professional career.