"That's the GOAT, man. That's the perfect basketball player, perfect businessman. Like, he just taught everybody how to be great on the court and also how to maximize what you do off the floor, too. Like he just was perfect, man, when it comes to basketball," added KD.

NBA insider Shams Charania reported hours before Monday’s game between the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns that Kevin Durant would not play.

Kevin Durant is turning a lot of heads, but not for the reasons you’d think. The future Hall of Famer is set to miss the Rockets’ next two games because of a family matter. This has left the NBA, especially its passionate fanbase, with plenty of questions, with some rumors linking his absence to paternity leave.

Kevin Durant makes wild claim about NBA 2K winning streak, then promptly loses. Kevin Durant is one of the most talented scorers in NBA history, a future Hall of Famer with 15 All-Star appearances, four scoring titles and two Finals MVP awards on his resume. Durant's basketball excellence seems to extend to the virtual world as well.

In his first season with the Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant has proven that he's still one of the league's best scorers.

Houston Rockets superstar Kevin Durant named his pick for the greatest NBA player of all-time during an interview.

Athlon and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Houston, we have a superstar. Kevin Durant has arrived in town, and that means the Houston Rockets are now poised to make some real noise in the ...

However, his latest song, "Zero IQ Freestyle", is definitely a heavy hitter, a diss track aimed at another rapper, NLE Choppa, and appears to be directed at KD as well, with him being right in the mix. "My b—ch f—ked Kevin Durant and f—ked Ken Carson. She gon' tell mе after I turned her up," said YoungBoy on the song.