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KEVIN DURANT

Stephen Curry celebrates after making a 3-pointer against France during the men's basketball final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Aug 11, 2024
Team USA beats France in blockbuster final to claim gold in Paris
Team USA won the gold medal for the fifth straight Olympics.
The United States' Stephen Curry (right) and LeBron James celebrate after their win over Serbia in the men's basketball semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Aug 9, 2024
United States passes tough test against Serbia to reach Olympic final in Paris
Stephen Curry scored 36 points for the United States.
Anthony Davis celebrates after a basket as the American men's basketball team rolled to a quarterfinal win over Brazil at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Aug 7, 2024
U.S. crushes Brazil to set up Olympic basketball semifinal with Serbia
Devin Booker scored 18 points for the Americans and Anthony Edwards added 17 as six U.S. players scored in double figures.
Warriors guard Stephen Curry dribbes around a defender during a game against the Pelicans earlier this month.
BASKETBALL
Apr 18, 2024
LeBron, Curry and Durant head U.S. Olympic 'Dream Team'
USA Basketball confirmed a formidable 12-man roster bristling with NBA talent that also includes reigning MVP Joel Embiid.
Suns forward Kevin Durant says he's ready to represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics as he seeks a fourth gold medal.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 3, 2023
Kevin Durant among NBA stars ready to play for Team USA at Olympics
LeBron James has been a major force behind the scenes in pulling together top players for Team USA, according to some who may join him in the squad.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 17, 2023
Kevin Durant says Suns ready to contend for NBA title
Kevin Durant believes the Phoenix Suns have transformed into an NBA title contender following his recent blockbuster trade from the Brooklyn Nets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 10, 2023
Kevin Durant's move to Suns highlights flurry of deals at NBA trade deadline
The Durant move ended the 'Big Three' era of the Nets, who sent James Harden to Philadelphia a year ago and traded star guard Kyrie Irving to Dallas earlier this week.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 9, 2023
Nets agree to trade Kevin Durant to Suns in blockbuster deal
Durant's exit from the Nets ends the history of a ballyhooed 'Big Three' that was expected to bring glory to Brooklyn.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 24, 2022
Nets and Kevin Durant agree to 'move forward' together
The superstar's repeated trade demands this offseason are officially old news, according to a statement released Tuesday by Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 1, 2022
Kevin Durant requests trade from Nets
Durant's request came a day after Kyrie Irving exercised his option to remain with the Nets for $36.9 million for the upcoming season
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Kevin Durant powers Team USA to win over Australia in semifinal
The win was a measure of revenge against a team that had upset the United States in an exhibition game in Las Vegas last month.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 29, 2021
Kevin Durant headlines U.S. men's roster for Tokyo Olympics
The Nets forward was Team USA's leading scorer at both the 2016 Rio Games and 2012 London Games.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 22, 2021
Nets' Kevin Durant and James Harden commit to Olympic team: report
The pair would become the biggest stars on what is shaping up to be a star-laden team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 2, 2021
Kevin Durant apologizes for using homophobic and misogynistic language in text exchange
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has apologized for the language he used in a social media exchange with actor and comedian Michael Rapaport.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 9, 2021
Steve Nash says Kevin Durant’s on 'about 90 negative tests'
Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said Kevin Durant continues to test negative for COVID-19 and that point guard Kyrie Irving should be able to play Tuesday night with his finger sprain.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 12, 2019
Tiger Woods expresses sympathy for injured Warriors star Kevin Durant
Knowing all too well what it's like to be struck down by injury, Tiger Woods spared a thought for Kevin Durant on Tuesday, after watching the Golden State Warriors forward crumple to the floor during a game against the Toronto Raptors.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 25, 2019
Warriors' Kevin Durant unlikely for Game 1
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is unlikely to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against either the Toronto Raptors or Milwaukee Bucks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 23, 2019
Warriors owner Joe Lacob confident team will keep Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson
Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob intends to re-sign Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant when they become unrestricted free agents this summer, even though Durant's agent said the superstar is undecided.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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