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There's no drought of Kevin Durant rumors connecting him to the New York Knicks but the trail may lead to a desert.
Reports from Knicks insiders Stefan Bondy of the New York Post and Steve Popper of Newsday state that New York isn't chasing the current Phoenix Suns star, who is said to be on the move amidst a potential rebuild.
ESPN's Shams Charania listed the Knicks as an "interested" party but the denial concurs with a report from fellow insider Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson that listed Houston, San Antonio, or Toronto as his most likely destinations.
BTW, while the coaching search is on - hearing from a league source that despite reports -- and his all-time greatness -- Knicks are not one of teams in on Durant.
— Steve Popper (@StevePopper) June 11, 2025
"In order to match Durant’s whopping salary, the Knicks would have to trade either Karl-Anthony Towns or a combination of two rotational pieces," Bondy noted in his report, referencing the $54.7 million Durant is due in the final year of a four-season contract originally bestowed by the Brooklyn Nets."
Many have played literal fantasy basketball linking Durant and the Knicks ever since he left the Golden State Warriors in 2019. Durant instead signed with the Nets and embarked on an ultimate futile championship chase with James Harden and Kyrie Irving. He was traded to the Suns at the 2023 trade deadline in a deal that also involved future Knicks acquisition Mikal Bridges.
Despite lingering in the twilight of his NBA career (turning 37 in September) and potential injury woes (playing more than 60 games twice in the last five seasons, Durant's fate already stands as one of the more intriguing subplots of the upcoming offseason. Phoenix is in desperate search of assets after going all out for Durant, Bradley Beal, and Devin Booker, which failed to yield anything close to a title.
The Suns are coming off a disappointing 36-46 finish, one that led to the ousting of Mike Budenholzer. Upon his departure, Phoenix hired Tyler Ott over former Knicks associate head coach Johnnie Bryant, who has been a popular choice among observers for New York's own vacancy.
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Packers HC Matt LaFleur explains what's making him upset
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur isn't happy after his team dropped a NFL Week 3 contest to the previously winless Cleveland Browns. It was a game that the Packers should have won, by all accounts. They gave in as a favorite on the road because over the first two weeks of the season, they looked like a legitimate Super Bowl contender. That's feedback the Packers were apparently taking to heart before the Cleveland game, in a bad way. This was a team that was clearly overconfident and a squad that perhaps got caught looking at the big picture rather than than the week-to-week grind of the NFL. Heck, offensive tackle Rasheed Walker was talking about an undefeated season before the Week 3 loss. "I think we can go undefeated, honestly," Walker had said. LaFleur calls out the Packers The end result of the Packers' overconfidence was a disappointing 13-10, last-second loss that was ugly, sloppy and uninspiring. The Packers suffered a terrible Jordan Love interception that swung the game, and they lost on a last-second field goal after having what could have been a game-winning attempt of their own blocked. On Monday, LaFleur was clearly fed up and frustrated. "I've said it a million times to you guys — I don't think I've obviously said it enough to our team — the goal is to go 1-0 every week," he said, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN. "And it pisses me off when we start talking about things outside of the next game. Things that are way down the road. Like, focus on, keep the focus on the present, on the now, and worry about getting better each and every day." Everyone else can look at the big picture, and for what it's worth, in the grand scheme of things, this is still a Packers team that can win the Super Bowl this season. They've got an elite defense that held Cleveland to zero points through three quarters, and when they're clicking, Love leads an offense that can put up points. A Week 3 loss won't determine the Packers' ultimate Super Bowl aspirations, but it's absolutely a sign that this team needs to get focused and stop reading its own press clippings. The phrase "any given Sunday" is around for a reason. The other team gets paid to try to beat you each and every single week, and the Packers clearly forgot that was the case with the Browns. Can they learn from it? That's clearly the message that LaFleur is trying to get across to his team. "I think it's always a good reminder, like, 'Hey guys, pump the brakes on everything. We're just trying to win one game at a time,'" LaFleur said. "And if you're thinking [beyond that] or have your sights set on anything outside of that, I think you're focused on the wrong things. Like, we've got to be focused on trying to get better. Obviously today, the focus is on first of all being honest about the tape and what the tape says, and then learning from that, and then it's moving on."
Details emerge on injury to Cowboys star wide receiver
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Green Bay Packers, Micah Parsons see another Dallas Cowboys offensive starter ruled out for Week 4
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