Kevin Durant shuts down retirement rumor

In what has been the most covered story of Jordan Nwogu Jersey the NBA offseason, the Kevin Durant trade drama with the Nets only continues to get more bizarre by the day.On Monday, NBA insider Marc Stein sent out an updated report on Durant, which caused a stir on social media."During summer league in Las Vegas, one of the most well-connected team executives I speak to regularly insisted to me that, based on what he was hearing, Kevin Durant was more apt to retire than play again for the Brooklyn Nets," Stein quickly rebutted his own report, saying, " John O'Korn Jersey I told the tipster that I simply couldn't believe that. I was a loyal subscriber to the theory that Durant The Hooper loves playing basketball way too much to adopt such a stance," but, of course, that was left out of the viral spread of news amongst many different outlets.As a result, Durant, himself, felt the need to addre s the rumor and squash any idea of early retirement.I know most people will believe unnamed sources over me but if its anyone out there thatll listen, I dont plan on retiring anytime soon. Shit is comical at this point. Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) Durant's four-year, $198 million deal he signed with the Nets in 2019 is about to kick in this upcoming season, meaning he's under contract until 2025-26.Factor in Durant's love for the game and the Jake Long Jersey fact that he's only 33 years old along with that, and it was already nearly impo sible to believe the retirement rumor, no matter how badly he wants out of Brooklyn.This moment added another odd curveball to the Durant-Nets saga, piggybacking off of last week's drama between the All-Star forward and team owner Joe Tsai.The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that Durant had a meeting with the Nets owner Jordan Poole Jersey , where he gave Tsai an ultimatum by doubling down on his trade request.MORE: "(Durant) reiterated his trade request and informed Tsai that Tsai needs to choose between Durant or the pairing of general manager Sean Marks and head coach Steve Nash,"That led to a rare moment where Tsai took to Twitter to addre s the report something you don't typically see from an NBA owner as he showed his support for GM Marks and head coach Nash.Our front office and coaching staff have my support. We will make decisions in the best interest of the Brooklyn Nets. Joe Tsai (@joetsai1999) In a span of one week, we've had both a star player and the team owner addre s reports and rumors over Twitter, making this one of Rudy Tomjanovich Jersey the most unique offseason standoffs in recent memory.With training camp coming down the pipeline in early September, both sides are running out of time to try and get a deal done before this officially bleeds in to the 2022-23 season.