Kevin Durant’s 1-Word Response Over OKC Return Makes His Rockets Declaration That More Serious

This Tuesday night, Kevin Durant is going to walk back into Oklahoma City with the same expression of calmness he’s worn during almost two decades of pro basketball. The building is familiar, and the energy ranges from cold civility to outward hostility, and every time Durant returns, the story writes itself: the prodigal scorer, the city that never forgave, and the unease of things from the past. Durant, now returning as the leader of the Houston Rockets, made something clear today.

During an interview, a reporter tried to explore the tension. “ Going back to OKC ,” he asked, “ are there any people in the arena, employees, anyone that you like to see when you go back? ” Durant didn’t smile, didn’t pause, didn’t even look up. Just one single word: “ No .” Flat as concrete, and just