Kevin Durant lost an entire season due to the torn Achilles he suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals, and he thought at the time the outlook might be more dire.

The 14-time All-Star played in 75 games this season, the most since his time with the Warriors. The journey to be able to do so reveals an unrelenting burn within: to return to the player he once was -- and more.

Phoenix Suns Big 3 of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal make latest Shaqtin' A Fool for a series of playoff lowlights vs. T-Wolves.

"Do we agree on everything all the time? Nah… But everybody understands the mission, everybody’s in this together.” Kevin Durant talks about whether the Suns are still on the same page after their playoff losses to the Timberwolves 🗣 (via @PHNX_Suns) pic.twitter.com/H11q29oIEg

"We just didn't play well. We just didn't execute. You can talk all you want, if you don't execute what you just talked about it does you no good," Durant said Thursday as the Suns prepared for Friday night's Game 3 as home court shifts to Phoenix.

The sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns are down 2-0 to the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves heading into Friday's Game 3 at Footprint Center.

We’ve known what the mission is from day one….So of course we’re on the same page. When we lose the game, it’s definitely gonna look like that

Kevin Durant admitted to ESPN's Baxter Holmes that he believed tearing his Achilles in 2019 meant his NBA career was over. The post Suns’ Kevin Durant Believed His Career Was Over in 2019 appeared first on Heavy.

The Phoenix Suns trail the Minnesota Timberwolves two games to zero heading into Friday night’s 10:30 p.m. matchup. For Kevin Durant and the Suns, it’s just the latest test in a long line of them that have taken shape since the Suns first set their goals prior to the 2023-2024 NBA season.