Kevin Durant will skip 75th Anniversary Team ceremony after death of grandmother 

Kevin Durant will skip 75th Anniversary Team ceremony after death of grandmother 

Kevin Durant with family

Kevin Durant has been away from the on-court action for a while now. Moreover, even during the 2022 All-Star Game, the Nets superstar is once again injured and will not take part. But situation seems to get worse as KD is about to miss the 75th Anniversary Team celebration due to a death in his family. 

According to Sam Charania of the Athletic, Kevin Durant’s grandmother passed away on Sunday morning as confirmed by Wanda (Kevin Durant’s mother). As a result of which, the Nets forward decided to skip the All-Starred 75th Anniversary Team celebration to mourn the loss. 

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Kevin Durant to miss 75th Anniversary Team celebration 

To those who are not aware, the NBA is scheduled to honor its 75th Anniversary Team during the halftime of the All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Kevin Durant made the list alongside his Nets head coach Steve Nash and former teammate James Harden, who is now with the Philadelphia 76ers. 

Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant was also selected to be an All-Star and was voted as the captain of his team. Unfortunately, he has been side lined due to a sprained MCL, forcing him to back out of the game. He was replaced by Jayson Tatum as a starter for the contest against Team LeBron.

Ja Morant and Kevin Durant
Ja Morant and Kevin Durant

That being said, it is an unfortunate turn of events and hopefully Kevin Durant could cope up with the loss in time as the 2021-22 season’s is about to pick up pace when the next round of games starts. Lastly, with KD not there, he would be hoping that his team could surely come out on top and beat the favorites Team LeBron in the showdown on Sunday in Cleveland. Without him, it is obviously going to be tough, but with the likes of Embiid and Morant among other stars, all hopes will be up. 

For now, all fans and media could do is give Kevin Durant his much-wanted privacy as his family would need to mourn the loss of a loved one. 

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