Kevin Durant and the Thunder are in D.C. to play the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. You know what that means: Wizards fans are going all out to try to lure Durant to back to his hometown team when he becomes a free agent after the 2015-16 season.
Wizards fans bust out shirts, signs for Kevin Durant to D.C.
It’s a movement, people.
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
They have shirts! And signs!
"Don't take pictures, pay! Support the cause." pic.twitter.com/884DOmEU6G
— Scott Allen (@ScottSAllen) January 21, 2015 Last year he made #FreeNene shirts & left them on the chair when he got suspended. This year he's supporting #KD2DC pic.twitter.com/I8XjOOIuP5
— Hoop District (@HoopDistrictDC) January 22, 2015 #KD2DC pic.twitter.com/kJK5N9mxrB
— Scott Allen (@ScottSAllen) January 22, 2015 Credit the Wizards for being so shameless with this all. They even have Durant’s former high school playing during halftime!
Montrose Christian is the half time show pic.twitter.com/xlKuMywleZ
— Albert L. (@aleeinthedmv) January 22, 2015 Durant addressed the speculation before the game with somewhat surprising candor.
Durant on the "KD2DC" movement: "It's cool. It's cool, man. It's cool."
— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) January 21, 2015 KD: "I love playing for Oklahoma City, man. It's just a certain level of pride I have when I play with that Oklahoma City on my chest."
— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) January 22, 2015 Durant: "Everybody knows I represent where I come from no matter where I play at, no matter what arena...
— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) January 22, 2015 Reporter asks Wittman what he thinks of Wizards fans showering KD with cheers in recruiting pitch: "Don't like it."
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) January 21, 2015 Get used to this, folks, because it will be going for the next 18 months.
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