Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant is well aware of the chatter that he needs to prove he can win an NBA championship without star point guard Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, but he has no problem dismissing the narrative.

Kevin Durant has been getting booed lustily by the Oklahoma City Thunder crowd for a decade now, as his departure in the summer of 2016 for the Golden State Warriors cut the OKC faithful deep.

During the first NBA on NBC game of the season between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, fans had strong thoughts about Kevin Durant.

NBA referee Zach Zarba explained why Kevin Durant wasn't assessed a technical foul near the end of overtime during the Houston Rockets' 125-124 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his potential game-winner blocked, Durant collected the miss. Tied at 115 points with two seconds left, he tried to call a timeout. Multiple times. Except, the Rockets didn't have any timeouts left.

That is why, when rumors swirled in February that the Warriors were working on bringing the 15-time All-Star back to the franchise, it seemed like a no-brainer that a reunion would happen. Especially so Durant could escape the basketball Titanic that the Phoenix Suns had become.

Kevin Durant "really thought about" going to the Bay Area before blocking the Phoenix Suns' proposed trade with the Golden State Warriors last season, he told Sports Illustrated's Tim Capurso.

DeMarcus Cousins is all-in on what the Rockets will do with Kevin Durant this year. Cousins is making a bold prediction.