Durant was on the road in Detroit on Saturday as his Phoenix Suns took on the Detroit Pistons. He showed up to the Suns' game wearing a maroon No. 8 Brian Robinson Jr. jersey. The 36-year-old also boldly predicted that the Commanders would pull off the upset of the Lions, citing the team's newfound identity.
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant plan to attend Saturday's playoff game between Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions at Ford Field.
Durant, who is quite active on X, formerly known as Twitter, responded to Gibbs' celebration dance pretty shortly after it happened. Of course, Durant is from Washington, D.C., and isn't too fond of Gibbs scoring on his hometown team:
One of the Commanders' most popular supporters is former NBA MVP Kevin Durant. The Phoenix Suns superstar was born in Washington, D.C. and he grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, which is located on the eastern outskirts of the country's capital.
Commanders fans, including the ones who are more well-known than most, are giddy about their team's success and bright future.
With his production from the charity stripe, Durant climbed the NBA 's leaderboard for the most free throws made. He entered the game with 7,156 free throws made in his career, needing just five to surpass NBA legend Jerry West (7,160) for the ninth spot.
Suns forward Kevin Durant wasn't exactly a fan of Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs' using his dance in an NFL playoff game versus the Commanders on Saturday.
The stars aligned for Phoenix Suns teammates Kevin Durant and Devin Booker to make a friendly wager on some playoff football.
NBA star Kevin Durant showed his Washington Commanders pride by wearing a Brian Robinson Jr. jersey prior to tonight's game vs Detroit Lions.
Kevin Durant responded both via social media and in person after the game to Jahmyr Gibbs doing his dance. Gibbs scored a 1-yard touchdown in the first
The Commanders didn't just walk into the No. 1 seed's building -- a place where the Lions had trounced opponent after opponent en route to a 15-2 season -- to compete. No, the Commanders sought to make a statement,