Kevin Durant is a shooter — on and off the courtroom.
On the Tuesday, September 30, episode of “Up & Adams,” the NBA star and new Houston Rockets ahead invited host Kay Adams to a recreation in Houston this season, including on a post-game invitation to a Texas barbeque.
“It is best to come all the way down to Houston, which I'm anticipating you to come back to a recreation,” Durant instructed Adams throughout the interview.
Adams shuts it down – tastefully, after all – saying she was at a recreation final season and Durant “wouldn't even wave.”
Durant claimed he was injured throughout that recreation and didn't know she was even in attendance till watching the following episode of her podcast.
“It's all good,” Durant continued. “We're transferring on to this subsequent season, and I'll see you at certainly one of these video games in Houston and we're going to a barbeque down in Texas after we get out right here.”
Durant is a 17-year NBA veteran and 15-time All-Star. He's gained the NBA championship twice in his profession, each with the Golden State Warriors.
He spent nearly all of his profession with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (previously the Seattle Supersonics) and signed with the Warriors in 2016. He additionally performed for the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets and can swimsuit up for the Rockets for the primary time this season after a large seven-team commerce despatched him to Texas.
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Durant could be attempting to tug a web page out of Travis Kelce's playbook, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish who famously took a really public shot at singer Taylor Swift. Kelce's shot landed, because the couple lately obtained engaged.
As for the present host herself, Adams isn't any stranger to those sorts of interactions. Most notably, Adams and ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania have had a dynamic relationship on the present, reaching the purpose that followers have questioned about their off-camera connection.
The story gained a lot traction, in truth, that Charania was requested immediately on “The Pat McAfee Present” in a February 2024 episode if he and Adams had been relationship. He appeared caught off guard by the questioning and didn't have a direct reply.
“That's an amazing colleague of mine. I feel she's wonderful,” Charania mentioned on the present. “I feel she's wonderful at what she does. I take pleasure in happening her present. Clearly, she has, to me — like with you, equally, you make me really feel comfy once I'm in your present. She makes me really feel very comfy. We noticed the Tremendous Bowl collectively.”
Durant will not be the primary huge identify to make his transfer this weekend.
On Saturday, October 4, on ESPN's School GameDay, comic and podcaster Theo Von was shut down by analyst Jess Sims. Von served because the movie star visitor picker throughout the present.
“Oh, I'm already going?” The comic requested Sims when he was instructed to share his subsequent batch of picks. “Do I get to see you once more?”
“Goodbye,” she quipped. “No, I hope not.”
Solely time will inform if Durant's makes an attempt fare any higher.
