Good morning, Kevin Durant to D.C. is a thing

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

DURANT AND D.C.: Those wheels are already turning ... in the media. Reporters asked KD about the lure of his hometown in free agency two years from now, and KD answered the questions, which turned into A Thing. Marc Spears has the story.

OH NO: Remember when Steve Ballmer flew out to L.A. to meet with Donald Sterling last week? Ramona Shelburne has the details of what happened there -- Sterling presented a deal that would have allowed Shelly Sterling to retain a big chunk of the team, something the NBA would never have allowed.

HE’S BACK FOR REAL: Chris Wallace is officially once again the full-time GM of your Memphis Grizzlies.

MEET MICHELE: Good reads on Michele Roberts, the new head of the players’ union: from Jeff Zillgitt and SB Nation’s Paul Flannery.

WELP: A report suggests Eric Bledsoe is getting really mad at the Suns.

USEFUL: Rob Mahoney with a very nice look at the dangers of trading superstars.

FROM DOWNTOWN: Zach Lowe on Kyle Korver, one of the league’s most uniquely valuable weapons. Also, the revelation that the Nets basically traded the pick that became Korver for a copy machine.

FISHY: Something odd is happening with the Blake Griffin back story.

OH: A James Harden portrait ... made out of hair.

UGH: P.J. Tucker arrested for a “super extreme DUI,” which is absolutely bad.

OK: Longer All-Star break?

Happy Wednesday. See you next time.