The Suns were 25-25 at the trade deadline, and Durant was not willing to abort the mission. The team is now 26-28, and Durant is still not willing to abort the mission. "Obviously, when you pay so much for a team, and we're not playing up to our expectation, somebody has to go," Durant said.

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant suddenly found himself thrust into the thick of trade rumors around the trade deadline. Despite

However, in a recent interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews, Durant clarified the situation and shared that his decision to stay put was simple: He didn't want to leave Phoenix. Despite being 36 and already playing in his 17th season in the league,