Kevin Durant graduated from the University of Texas 17 years ago, but in 2025, he will return to the university campus to play an NBA game. The league announced the 2024-25 season schedule, and the Phoenix Suns will face the San Antonio Spurs on February 20, 2025, at the Moody Center, the new home of the Longhorns.
‘Durantula’ was one of the one-and-done players who only played one season of college basketball before turning pro and found immediate success in the NBA. The forward played the 2006-07 season with the Longhorns and earned multiple individual awards after averaging 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds in 35 games for Texas.It’s important to note that Durant did not play any games at the Moody Center, which was set to open in 2022. Due to its drum-like circular architecture, the NBA superstar played his college games at the Frank Erwin Center, also known as The Drum.Butler is the consummate Miami Heat player, but he turns 35 later this year. He missed 22 regular season games this season and appeared in more Fall Out Boy videos than playoff games. It’s never been a problem that he misses a big chunk of the regular season because he’s been such a great competitor in the postseason. Despite having a reputation for being an iron man under Tom Thibodeau during his early days, he’s only played 70 games in a season twice in his entire career and hasn’t appeared in more than 65 games since 2017 when he was still in Chicago.