Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. There is something that might keep Kevin Durant in Brooklyn a little while longer, but general manager Sean Marks and head coach Steve Nash might not like the tradeoff.
The 12-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion met with Nets owner Joe Tsai in London over the weekend to discuss the reports surrounding Durant and the organization, and Durant has leveraged his place on the roster against that of Marks and Nash, The Athletic reported.
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) talks to coach Steve Nash during the first half of the game against the Indiana Pacers, Oct.
29, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Brooklyn reportedly has "direct knowledge" of the reasons why Durant wanted out of the organization and will continue to be "resolute in his stance." SHAQ SOUNDS OFF ON KEVIN DURANT’S LEADERSHIP: ‘YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE IT WORK’ A year after signing a four-year, $198 million contract extension, Durant requested a trade from the Nets in June.