SEATTLE -- The memories came back quickly for Kevin Durant as he entered KeyArena on Friday night. The 30-year-old superstar remembered walking down the same walkway he used as a rookie for the Seattle Supersonics in 2007. He appreciated the loud cheers he got both in pregame warmups and after being announced in the staring lineups -- the two-time NBA Finals MVP had Seattle fans rocking as he walked to the floor in those introductions wearing a Shawn Kemp Sonics jersey.
"I think every NBA player at this point knows that Seattle needs a basketball team," Durant said before the game.