Kevin Durant Holding A Baby Thunder Fan Was Priceless Moment From Rockets Debut

On nan nighttime nan Thunder raised their title banner to nan rafters, erstwhile OKC prima Kevin Durant lifted thing typical himself.

Durant, who made his Rockets play debut successful Tuesday's double overtime nonaccomplishment to nan his erstwhile team, vanished pinch 23 points and astir costs Houston nan crippled with a sloppy correction astatine nan extremity of nan first OT. While astir Thunder fans astatine Paycom Center greeted him pinch large jeers and boos, 1 instrumentality saw really typical Durant's return was and wanted to create a long-lasting memory—for himself and his baby.

A Thunder instrumentality was seen handing Durant his baby—appropriately dressed successful Durant's aged Thunder jersey—and asking for a image in a TikTok video from nan game. Durant instantly smiled upon nan petition and held nan babe for respective seconds, pinch nan young tot staring successful awe astatine nan NBA prima earlier getting returned to his parents.

"He's mesmerized by you, KD," nan mother said. "Thank you truthful much."

Such a priceless moment.

Durant's longest stint connected an NBA squad was pinch nan Thunder, wherever he spent 9 years fighting for a title (that he would yet triumph nan twelvemonth aft he near for nan Warriors). Even though he came up short during his clip successful OKC, he arguably still intends a batch to nan Thunder fanbase, successful this procreation arsenic good arsenic nan next.

"Walking onto nan court, astatine nan hotel, stepping astir town, each clip I travel here, it's conscionable truthful overmuch emotion and respect," Durant told reporters aft nan game. "People ever telling maine they admit my clip here. And I consciousness nan aforesaid way."

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