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After Durant helped Golden State to its second championship in three years and put on one of the most statistically dominant performances in postseason history on the way to earning NBA Finals MVP honors, it’s painfully evident that he still covets your embrace more than a year later. Durant’s new documentary, “Still KD,” produced by Nike and released via his YouTube channel Wednesday, is a 35-minute pity party. MORE: We’re seeing exactly why Kevin Durant came to the Warriors...

However, it was the reignition of the long-standing feud between former Boston Celtics teammates Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen that has everyone talking after the pair’s awkward interaction went viral. The event honored the league’s 75 best players in its history in a halftime ceremony led by director Spike Lee. A number of former Celtics players made the cut for the top 75, including former teammates Paul Pierce, Garnett and Allen, who won an NBA championship in 2008....

“I still can’t believe I’m playing together with Kevin Garnett,” Nemanja Bjelica, a 27-year old rookie out of Serbia, said of his new teammate. MORE: All-time Timberwolves | Grading the offseason | Towns gives Minnesota a clear future And that’s the sentiment up and down the roster. “(Garnett gives) a lot of advice on preparing for the game the right way," said Adriean Payne, who has already gotten some tutelage from Garnett after a February trade from Atlanta....

He proved it Sunday, dominating the Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway to win in just his second start with his new team. MORE: Danica confronts Allgaier | Earnhardt second | Winners & Losers | Results Harvick, driving the No. 4 car after wheeling RCR's No. 29 for 13 years, dominated most of the race, leading 224 of 312 laps, and repeatedly pulling away on restarts. He pulled away from Earnhardt and Logano with 22 laps remaining and again with nine laps left....

Ocasio-Cortez has sold the “Tax the Rich” sweatshirt on her campaign site since December. Currently, it’s only available in a small size, and it costs $58 plus shipping. The website indicates that the sweatshirt is made in the United States, is “Union-printed” and is designed by Jordan Rosenberg, who was once a design leader for the New York Rangers. When the New York representative first announced the sweatshirt and its cost, she faced criticism—mainly from conservatives who felt it was hypocritical to charge nearly $60 for a sweatshirt while calling for taxes on the rich....

The city discovered that the windshield from the Vallejo Police vehicle involved in the June 2 killing of Monterrosa was destroyed and the unmarked vehicle placed back into service “without prior consultation with the Police Chief or City Attorney’s Office.” Officials have said they have asked the FBI or another agency to take over the investigation into the officer-involved shooting and that destruction of evidence now form part of the criminal inquiry....

MORE: History of NFL’s post-merger moves A day after Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman called a Raiders move to the city all but inevitable, the Cowboys owner endorsed the idea of a team in the desert. His stance? “Gambling schmambling,” basically. The country’s loosening grip on sports betting (think fantasy sports) has caused some in and around the NFL to consider tearing down the league’s figurative barbed-wire fence around Vegas....

This has not stopped physicists attempting to work out how you would spot one if they did—because while there is no proof they do exist, they are at least theoretically possible. According to two physicists writing in the journal Physical Review D, the key is to look for small deviations. While we still do not know if they exist in the first place, it is generally presumed that the best place to start looking is the area around black holes or binary black hole systems, which involve two black holes circling one another....

Mendez, who trains Nurmagomedov and a host of other UFC champions at the famed American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, called this most recent training camp their worst with “The Eagle”. Prior to camp, Khabib Nurmagomedov was already going through some tough times, especially after the tragic passing of his father and coach Abdulmanap, who succumbed due to complications from the COVID-19 virus back in July. Once Khabib Nurmagomedov arrived in the United States for the camp, things continued to go south....

29-0 is as good as one can get in MMA, and it appears as though he has retired undefeated. UFC newcomer Michael Chandler suggested that the promotion organize a four-person tournament involving himself, Tony Ferguson, Dustin Poirier, and Conor McGregor. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz responded to such claims by stating that there isn’t any vacant title to begin with. It’s a bit surprising, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see the UFC take their time to decide when to vacate the Lightweight Championship....

The gold medals were also on the line on the basketball court on 20th January. Maharashtra have continued to reign supreme at the medal tally. Here are the medal tally updates from the aforementioned sports: Day 10 Hockey roundup The U-17 hockey tournaments ended today as Chandigarh won the gold medal in the men’s division after defeating Uttar Pradesh in a penalty shootout. The two teams had scored two goals each in the allotted time but Chandigarh won the shootout with the scoreline of 2-0....

Those in the sparse crowd at Charlotte Motor Speedway saw the Team Penske driver take the lead from teammate Ryan Blaney with 14 laps to go and drive away from any challenges. “I told (crew chief) Jeremy (Bullins) over the radio it felt like we were playing prevent defense early in the race, everybody was waiting for who was going to blow the next tire,” Keselowski told ESPN. “You didn’t want to run slow and get further back in traffic to where you couldn’t make passes....

Lawson Crouse and Conor Garland also scored, and Garland and Derek Stepna had three points each. Arizona ended a three-game skid and has won four of five home games. Adin Hill stopped 25 of 28 shots. Kevin Labanc, Timo Meier and Evander Kane scored for the Sharks, who are 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Labanc and Kane had an assist each, and Aaron Dell had 34 saves. Stepan stole the puck near center ice along the boards in the first period and fed Kessel, whose wrist shot went into the upper part of the net past Dell at 12:03....

City have been pursuing the former Chelsea reject for quite some time and reports had emerged yesterday that the Sky Blues were preparing a bid in the region of £50 million for the 24-year-old. Vibes generating from Wolfsburg had indicated that a move was definitely on with club manager Dieter Hecking and sporting executive Klaus Allofs hinting that De Bruyne was on his way out of the club. So when De Bruyne commented that he was staying with the club, eyebrows were raised....

People said he was taking the easy way out by joining the Warriors, who just finished with the best regular-season record in league history before blowing a 3-1 lead in the Finals. There was also discussion on his relationship with Russell Westbrook. Durant addressed all of that, and more, on HBO’s “Any Given Wednesday” with host Bill Simmons. MORE: 25 best players to change teams mid-prime Speaking about the critics, Durant agreed with Simmons’ assessment that it drove him crazy, but ultimately he “had to keep rolling with the punches....

Leonard has been touted because of his NBA Finals performance, which featured one of the all-time turnarounds. Leonard scored nine points each in Games 1 and 2, only to go on to produce 23.7 points over the final three games and end the series with averages of 17.8 points and 6.4 rebounds. MORE: Heat future in doubt | Duncan could retire… but why? | Finals in photos Thunder star Kevin Durant saw that performance as more of a system-based result, and he said as much in a casual Twitter debate....

The Warriors said Thursday that an MRI exam confirmed Durant suffered a strained right calf during Game 5 Wednesday night. Durant didn’t travel with the team to Houston for Game 6 and will be reevaluated next week, effectively sidelining him for the rest of the series. But then what? Warriors coach Steve Kerr expressed optimism that Durant, after resting the injury, will return if the team advances to the conference final round....

With the Nets in Memphis for an early-season showdown with the Grizzlies, it was Morant’s star that shined brightest as he lead his team to a statement victory. After the game, Durant gave some meaningful praise to the guard. “He’s the most marketable guy in our league — the face of our league going forward,” Durant told reporters postgame, per ESPN’s Nick Friedell. “There are so many kids that are inspired by what he does....

But one group who will be overwhelmingly pleased with Durant’s new digs: advertisers. And Durant, the NBA’s No. 2 endorser behind LeBron James, stands to reap some impressive benefits. MORE: Classic photos of Durant through the years “It’s a huge move for Kevin,” said Eric Schiffer, CEO of Patriarch Organization and the chairman of ReputationManagementConsultants.com. “It’s going to be amazing for him from a financial standpoint. I think he is going to give LeBron a run for his money there once he gets into the Bay Area....

One could make the argument with a straight face and no malice intended that Durant is indeed the least-appreciated players of this era. Much of that has to do with the decision he took in the summer of 2016 to join the Golden State Warriors as a free agent, obviously - a decision that has forever scarred his legacy in the eyes of some people. Those people, though, aren’t fit to lace the boots of someone who’s averaged north of 30 points per game over the last two NBA Finals, and is better on both ends of the floor than he’s ever been in his career....