Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant spent much of Wednesday night torching the Houston Rockets, scoring 37 points in a 119-111 victory. Durant used his postgame press conference to praise the state of Houston's rebuilding.

Kevin Durant, who has been the subject of trade rumors to Houston, was complimentary of the Rockets' young players after a Suns' loss.

Kevin Durant’s participation in the Phoenix Suns game against the Houston Rockets on February 12 is uncertain due to his injury status. The Suns are struggling with a 26-27 record and need Durant to stay competitive.

Kevin Durant carried the short-handed Phoenix Suns with his game-high 37 points, but they fell in the final two minutes at the Houston Rockets, 119-111, on Wednesday. In the second of back-to-back games, the Suns were handed their third consecutive loss ...

Harden and Durant have an especially storied past. Just a few days before the All-Star break, the Phoenix Suns forward joined the 30,000-point club, and Harden was one of the loudest voices singing his praises in the wake of that milestone.

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The Houston Rockets (33-20) play the first of their final two games before the NBA All-Star break on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns (26-27) at Toyota Center. The Rockets are hoping to start a new win streak after they finally ended a six-game losing streak on Sunday against the Raptors.

Kevin Durant created a stir on social media after the basketball star lauded J. Cole’s rap skills while throwing shade at fans of “fake tough guys” in Hip-Hop. On Sunday (Feb. 23), Durant took to X to share his reaction to Cole’s new song, “cLOUDS,” which was released Friday (Feb. 21).

Durant and Royce O’Neale came out swinging offensively, combining for 15 of the Suns’ first 17 points. Despite their hot start, quick buckets in response by Green and Eason kept the Rockets afloat. The Suns still built up a 22-15 lead, but Dillon Brooks captained a 7-2 scoring run to bring Phoenix’s lead down to just two.

Amen Thompson had a triple-double of 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and the Houston Rockets used a big run late to get a 119-111 win over the Phoenix Suns.