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After Jimmy Butler’s unsuccessful push to join the Phoenix Suns, the team has reaffirmed their commitment to Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. However, the trade rumors refuse to die down. A new report suggests that Phoenix may be open to parting ways with Durant this offseason.

According to Bovada, the Houston Rockets are the favorites to land Durant if he doesn’t remain with the Suns next season. The odds favor Houston at +350, followed by the New York Knicks (+500), Golden State Warriors (+850), and Miami Heat (+950). Other potential destinations include the Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves.

Durant’s rumored connection to Houston isn’t entirely speculative. Reports indicate that the two-time NBA champion has worked out with multiple Rockets players this offseason and has developed relationships with a few of them.

Phoenix’s struggles this season have raised concerns about their long-term viability. With the team failing to meet expectations and facing luxury tax challenges, the possibility of moving Durant to free up cap space and reshape the roster seems logical. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst also weighed in on the Suns’ situation.

“It’s not really controversial, in all honesty. They’re under .500; they’ve got a $230 million payroll. Then add over $100 million in tax,” he continued.

Kevin Durant Responds To Critics After Costly Turnovers in Suns’ Loss

Despite ongoing trade speculation, Kevin Durant once again put the Phoenix Suns on his back Wednesday night. However, his efforts weren’t enough, as the Suns fell to the Houston Rockets 119-111.

However, Durant’s seven turnovers were costly as Phoenix failed to close out the game. After the game, Durant spoke to reporters and made it clear that he wouldn’t change his approach despite the circumstances.

“I keep telling you this: I’m not going to play conservative. I’m going to try to take risks and try to be aggressive, and sometimes that might result in a few turnovers, but if you look at the game, we pretty much had the game,” Durant said.

Durant ended the game with a 37-point, nine-assist, five-rebound performance. Meanwhile, the loss dropped the Suns to 26-28 on the season.

VIDEO: Some Dude Just Dropped The Cold Hard Truth On Why All Of These NFL Prospects Are “Dating White Women”

Unless this is your first day in America, then you know race relations in this country dominate just everything, and that includes NBA and NFL drafts

During the most recent NFL Draft in Detroit, social media was buzzing as athletes showed up to the red carpet event with their girlfriends and family. Many of the incoming NFL rookies were African-American and were spotted with white women, which has become the usual theme for years.

The same thing happens with the NBA Draft.

This year, the discourse on the NFL Draft and NBA Draft has gotten even louder as African-American women openly pondered why so many of the players never have a partner that is the same race as them.

One guy on TikTok decided to answer that question by revealing that the vast majority of his division-1 friends in college or headed to the league are dating or married to white women and explained why.

He stated that some of them had told him that their white girlfriend looked up to Taylor Swift while their girlfriend looked up to Megan The Stallion. He then states the guy asks how many white women he has seen doing the Megan Thee Stallion challenge as opposed to Black women.

He then dove into another story of a friend who relayed that his Black girlfriend started to request money from him as soon as she found out about his NIL money. She wanted her hair and nails done. He then added that the Black women would be upset if they went to places like Chipotle, and she demanded steak houses.