Before the Handelsdeadline, rumors the Phoenix camp and suggested that Kevin Durant was lured to return to play for Golden State. However, reports emerged that are sure that the veteran attacker did not want to play again for the Warriors, at least not on this point in his career.
Yet this weekend the 36-year-old is more than happy to return to San Francisco, but only because it will be to participate in the All-Star game. According to the superstar, KD always cherishes a return to Chase Center, especially because of all the friends, fans and family he encounters during his visit.
“Certainly, this is my home, I have murals in the hall, what do you mean?” The veteran said with a smile. “I say this since I left here, this will always be part of my DNA, this is in my blood. Finally someone listens to me, but it always felt like home. Since I left here, it has always been. “
NBA All Star Weekend takes place at the Chase Center in California. Zones forward Kevin Durant wants people to enjoy the moment and not his time with Golden State. “Hopefully people can look at the big whole and see that I have a few murals in that arena.” #Sarge pic.twitter.com/drzu53kef6
– Big Sarge Media LLC (@bigsargesportz) February 13, 2025
Although the future Hall of Famer is happy to be selected for his 15th All-Star career selection, he wishes that his teammate Devin Booker would come to him in California this weekend. But now that Durant has reached 30,000 points in the NBA, he knows that he has enough reasons to celebrate.
The Suns Forward recently became the eighth player in the history of NBA to score 30,000 and become a member of score leader LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wil Chamberlain.
“He is probably the most incredible shot I have ever been,” his coach Mike Budenholzer shared about his milestone. “Often also left against him, so it’s nice to be on his side. The way he can get up and shoot over people, his height, his ball handling, he is just, if not the most incredible shot, I am not sure who it is. It’s just great to be around him every day. “
As a rival in Chase Center, KD has a 3-2 record in this Arena, a place where he spent some of the best years of his career, including earning a championship title. His scoring high against the Warriors in San Francisco was 31 points in a loss of 109-105 on December 28.
