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Kevin Durant (Image Credits: X\/@Stunna999_)<\/p>\n
The Houston Rockets secured their luck this summer by adding Kevin Durant to their rotation. The young core is building strongly around him<\/a> and looking forward to making a strong playoff run in the next season. The Rockets started their preseason and beat the Atlanta Hawks in a recent matchup with 122-113. Durant did not play, but his precious reaction stole the show.<\/p>\n Durant had a busy summer this year with his trade buzz. After so many speculations with several teams, he finally landed on the Rockets\u2019 core. But he is not done yet, and is still negotiating with the team for his contract.<\/p>\n However, in the recent Rockets game against the Hawks, Durant showed up smiling at the team\u2019s box score. His lighthearted reaction stole the attention of many. Now, with the Rockets, he gives the young team a real shot at winning a title, and his experience will help the Rockets\u2019 young core to contribute to the team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n Durant\u2019s leadership has already started to guide the team<\/a> like a true mentor. Fans are eager to see what he will bring once he starts playing in games in the league. His presence changed the view of the Rockets\u2019 core, and the team will grow over time to become a strong competitor in the league.<\/p>\n Rockets Teammate Shows Excitement To Pair With Kevin Durant The Rockets rely mostly on their core members<\/a>, including Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant. Sengun will enter his fifth season with the Rockets and is excited to play alongside Durant. The rising star had a strong EuroBasket season and will aim to maintain the momentum in the league. <\/p>\n \u201cNow I know how we were worried about guarding KD when we\u2019re playing against him. Now, we don\u2019t have to worry about that (guarding KD). Other teams have to worry about that. I am just gonna help him as much as I can, and I\u2019m sure he will help everybody,\u201dSengun stated.<\/p>\n Sengun averaged 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists in the Rockets\u2019 core. He had a strong 2024-25 season, but the team had a first-round playoff exit despite his effort. With Durant by his side, the 23-year-old will gain the benefit of veteran experience to enhance his performance on the court and contribute to the team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n The post Kevin Durant Was All Smiles As Cameras Captured Him Looking At The Rockets\u2019 Box Score [VIDEO]<\/a> originally published on Total Pro Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kevin Durant (Image Credits: X\/@Stunna999_) The Houston Rockets secured their luck this summer by adding Kevin Durant to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3794],"tags":[7,4500,292,194,4066,54864,2679,6,5241,211,39010],"class_list":{"0":"post-344655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-rockets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-breaking-news","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-rockets","12":"tag-houstonrockets","13":"tag-kevin-durant-was-all-smiles-as-cameras-captured-him-looking-at-the-rockets-box-score-video","14":"tag-local-news","15":"tag-nba","16":"tag-newsbreak","17":"tag-rockets","18":"tag-total-pro-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115383152936412440","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Kevin Durant (Image Credit: Imagn)<\/p>\n