Darnell Mayberry: “Durant just didn’t look into it tonight. If anyone deserves a pass it’s Durant. But he wasn’t available to the media at shoot-around this morning for unknown reasons — he asked off

Darnell Mayberry on Ronnie Brewer: “A defensive identity was being built, on the backs of a motley crew that consisted of Reggie Jackson, Kevin Martin, Thabo Sefolosha, DeAndre Liggins, Nick Collison and Hasheem Thabeet.

Read Matt Moore of CBSSports.com’s terrific feature on Scott Brooks: “Surely, the biggest cause of Durant’s liftoff was his own talent and work ethic. But sometimes the best of potential goes awry. You have

Darnell Mayberry: “If you’re a Thunder fan, you’re probably of the opinion that Westbrook is just plagued by that ankle sprain. If you root for the Celtics, you probably are loving what Avery Bradley

John Rohde: “Upon entering Madison Square Garden for Thursday’s morning shoot-around, the first security I saw immediately asked about the James Harden. Security: “How could you guys not sign him?” Me: “Couldn’t afford to.

Kevin Durant was named the sixth most powerful person in the NBA by SI.com: “The Thunder’s forward is considered the Tim Duncan of his generation (in terms of values more so than style of

Zach Harper of CBSSports.com: “Earlier today, I went down the YouTube rabbit hole of watching full boxing matches of a young Mike Tyson. I watched his fifth professional fight when he pulverized John Alderson

KD on techs: “He (Brooks) talks to us about it, but during the heat of the moment, it’s kind of different,” Durant said with a smile. “I’ve got 12 of them. I’m not happy