NBA schedule markers are evil geniuses, but they may have reached a new height this time. Durant could've been the greatest player in Thunder history, and the fans will always criticize him for his decision to leave the franchise to join the Golden State Warriors,

After it was reported that the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will open the 2025-26 season against the Houston Rockets and star forward Kevin Durant, fans were curious about how he'd feel about watching his former franchise hang a championship banner.

Generally, as players get older and spend more time in the NBA (or any pro sport, for that matter), they get wiser and conduct themselves with more privacy, a bit more dignity. But new Rockets star Kevin Durant has never been one for keeping is Twitter finger quiet,