Television viewership is down from this time a year ago. This matters to Kevin Durant, a 14-time All-Star who's seen what the NBA can do.

The fans certainly believe Durant is doing plenty, as evidenced by his landing second in the first return of fan votes for Western Conference All-Star front-court players. He's behind three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets, the league announced Thursday.

Shortly thereafter, Durant logged onto X and started firing off posts, many of which were directed at fans complaining about the NBA. The first post was in response to a user lamenting the fact that San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns shot threes over each other instead of dunking on each other.

The Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns entered Saturday’s contest at Chase Center with identical 15-15 records. It has been a disappointing start to the sea

Kevin Durant’s 43 points carried the Phoenix Suns ’ scoring load during Devin Booker’s absence, but the Detroit Pistons handed the Suns their second straight loss, 133-125, on Saturday. Bradley Beal put up 26 points, six rebounds, five assists, and Tyus Jones shot a nearly perfect 7-of-8 in the losing effort.

Kevin Durant talked about competing against the stars of the league every night and the Suns' forward had a perfect analogy.

Teams have certainly tested the Phoenix Suns this season by playing aggressively and with physicality. This isn’t a one-sided deal, though. “It’s not like we’re not aggressive or that we’re not physical,

Phoenix Suns star forward Kevin Durant appears to be set for another All-Star nod as the 2024-25 season continues. Durant was second in All-Star voting for Western Conference frontcourt players, only trailing Nikola Jokic in votes after the NBA's first update.

As the Suns continue to hover around the bottom of the Western Conference standings, blowing up this core has to be a conversation that the front office must at least consider.

The first fan voting returns of the NBA All-Star voting were released today. A pair of Phoenix Suns made the list, with Kevin Durant finishing second in frontcourt voting behind only Nikola Jokic and ahead of LeBron James.