Individuals poured into the Washington Commanders‘ locker room following their divisional-round playoff victory over the Detroit Lions on Saturday, together with Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant.
Durant was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Seat Nice, Maryland, which is positioned roughly 10 minutes from Northwest Stadium, residence of the Commanders. Durant, who posted on social media all through Saturday’s playoff recreation, mentioned within the locker room that the Commanders’ victory was their “largest win” since he is been a fan of the staff.
In Durant’s lifetime (since 1988), Washington received Tremendous Bowl XXVI and has gone a mixed 9-8 within the postseason. It received a playoff recreation for the primary time in 19 years final week, beating Tampa Bay within the wild-card spherical.
Washington Wizards followers lengthy coveted — albeit, in additional of a pipe dream sense — Durant, holding out hope that he’d “come residence” to D.C. in some unspecified time in the future; it hasn’t but occurred, however Durant will be a free agent after the 2025-26 season.
On the NBA entrance, Washington’s majority proprietor, Josh Harris, can be a part-owner of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL‘s New Jersey Devils. In the meantime, Basketball Corridor of Famer Magic Johnson can be a part of Washington’s possession group, which started within the 2023 NFL season.
As for a way Durant’s faring on the courtroom, the 11-time All-NBA honoree is averaging 27.4 factors and 6.4 rebounds per recreation this season, whereas taking pictures 52.1/37.3/82.2. That mentioned, the Suns are 21-20, good for the tenth seed within the Western Convention.
Subsequent up for the Commanders is a street affair with the NFC East-rival Philadelphia Eagles within the NFC Championship Recreation (3 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app).
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