If there was still any doubt left about Kevin Durant’s status this season, Durant himself dismissed it in an interview with Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report. He’s not coming back.
One day after his mother, Wanda, was seen on TODAY saying, “I know he’s not going to play this year,” Durant told Rooks the same thing. It was his most definitive statement on the subject of his return.
When Rooks asked KD if there was any chance he’s coming back this season, Durant first responded, “No, I don’t think so,.