Kevin Durant ’s return to Barclays Center as a member of the Phoenix Suns on Friday night was more than just another game in the 2024-25 NBA season. The former Brooklyn Nets star, who spent three and a half seasons with the team (he did sit out the entire 2019-20 season), took time to reflect on his tenure with the Nets.

Kevin Durant took the floor before a sellout crowd in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Two years removed from the trade that sent him to the Suns and crushed the Nets' title hopes, he said playing at Barclays Center remains a special experience.

Now that they’ve finally started a rebuild two years later, Kevin Durant has watched from afar and said he can see the Nets heading in the right direction.

Suns star Kevin Durant, back for his second trip to Barclays Center since being traded, said he is proud of what the Nets were building despite the "dysfunction" that prevented him, Kyrie Irving and James Harden from taking the court together.

Kevin Durant is proud of what he believed the Nets were building in Brooklyn before “dysfunction” brought it quickly crashing down. He, Kyrie Irving and James Harden played just 16 games together and their tenure became better known for the chaos off the court than the brilliant basketball they delivered on it.

This season was supposed to be about player development. While Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns handed the Nets their fifth straight loss on Wednesday at Barclays Center, 108-84, fans could see flashes of the future.

After the recent loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant expressed his disappointment with the team's performance.

Kevin Durant said Barclays Center is his favorite NBA arena (then clarified it’s 2nd behind Footprint Center): “It’s just being in New York. Knowing that the people here actually like ...

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The Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant had 29,906 points going into Friday's game at Golden State. The Republic will update his progress leading up to 30K.