Kevin Durant had his introductory press conference Thursday at Footprint Center.
The Suns now have Durant on their large team photos outside of the arena and there were multiple digital advertisements with “Welcome To Phoenix’ message with Durant’s picture on it in the city.
“I took this job a few years ago determined to try to build a team built for championships,” said Jones, who was the interim general manager for the 2018-19 season. “Hopefully soon,” said Durant as the fans started cheering. “Hopefully you can feel my enthusiasm to get ready to get out there and play.”Suns coach Monty Williams, Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton talk about fan reaction to Kevin Durant at Tuesday's game at Footprint Center in Phoenix.Phoenix’s first game out of the break is Feb. 24 at home against Oklahoma City, the franchise with which he started his NBA career.
Durant attended his first game Tuesday at Footprint Center and received a standing ovation twice when introduced on the jumbotron. Back in 2018-19 when he was with the Warriors, Durant spoke highly of the Suns in a season they won just 19 games that season. “I always loved playing here in Phoenix,” Durant continued. “The fans always showed love to just good basketball in general. They always cheered their team on, but they always showed love to the opposing team as well. I knew this would be a great place to play and a great place to continue get better as a player.”“I’m excited I’m here, I’m looking forward to trying to add as much as I can and add to the group already,” Durant continued.
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