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Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant is the latest NBA superstar to join Drake on his famous walk before a concert in Austin, Texas. Fans inside the Moody Center at the University of Texas went crazy for Drake, as well as Durant, a former Longhorns player.
In the video below, Drake was at his first stop in Texas for his "It's All a Blur" tour. It was a two-night event, and Durant was in attendance at one of them. He joined LeBron James and Suns teammate Devin Booker as NBA superstars at Drake's concert this offseason.
Durant and Drake have formed a friendship over the years. The American rapper has a great relationship with many NBA superstars. He often watches games on the sidelines and even gets game-worn jerseys.
Drake was courtside when Durant tore his Achilles in the 2019 NBA Finals and tried to console the then-Golden State Warriors superstar.
Here's the video:
So, why is Kevin Durant popular in Texas? It's because he used to play for them. He suited up for the Longhorns during the 2006–07 college season, averaging 25.8 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 35 games.
It was his lone campaign in Texas, but they made the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed. They beat New Mexico State in the first round but lost to USC in an upset in the next round. Durant foregoed the final three years of his college eligibility and entered the draft.
Before he became the No. 2 pick in 2007, KD won the National Player of the Year Award, the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith College Player of the Year Award. Notably, he was the first freshman to win all three awards.
Kevin Durant has nothing but praise for Drake
In an appearance on the "Knuckleheads" podcast in 2021, Kevin Durant discussed his friendship with Drake and how he ended up on the music video for "Laugh Now, Cry Later".
KD also praised Drake's skills as a basketball player:
"First of all, he's a real student of the game, and he respects the game of basketball," Durant said. "And you can hear it in his music too. But he's just good, I don't wanna say good, he's great, beyond good at what he does. He's great at the skill of rapping to make songs, to put together flows.
"And definitely, the video we put together was all his idea, how he came up with it. He just hit me up with, 'I got a scene I want to shoot and I wanna shoot it with you.' And I'm like, 'Of course, brother!'"
