Kevin Durant's Mom Reacts To LeBron James Viral Instagram Post

Kevin Durant's mom commented on Lakers star LeBron James' Instagram post.
Oct 26, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) meets with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) following the game at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
Oct 26, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) meets with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) following the game at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

On Tuesday evening, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwovles by a score of 110-103 to win their first game of the season.

James finished with 16 points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks while shooting 7/16 from the field and 1/4 from the three-point range in 35 minutes of playing time.

In addition to the victory, he made NBA history by playing with his son (Bronny James).

Via The NBA: "@kingjames and @bronny check in as the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA! πŸ‘"

After the game, LeBron sent out a post to Instagram that had over 435,000 likes in 13 hours.

He captioned his post: "WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!!! WILL NEVER FORGET THAT MOMENT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE πŸ™ŒπŸΎ πŸ™πŸΎπŸ€ŽπŸ‘‘"

There were over 8,500 comments, and one person who left a message was Kevin Durant's mom (Wanda).

She wrote: "This SPECIAL, you gotta feel it!πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯Ή"

Wanda Durant's Comment
Wanda Durant's Comment / October 23

Durant and LeBron have had a long history as the faces of the NBA over the last decade.

They squared off in the NBA Finals three times (2012, 2017 and 2018).

In addition, the two future Hall of Famers have been teammates on Team USA twice (and won Gold medals both times).

Kevin Durant LeBron James
Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; United States guard LeBron James (6) and guard Kevin Durant (7) react in the second half against France in the men's basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Imagn Images / Rob Schumacher-Imagn Images

As for Bronny, he finished the game with one rebound while shooting 0/2 from the field in three minutes of playing time.

Lakers
Oct 22, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) checks into the game with his son, guard Bronny James (9) during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena. This marked the first time in NBA history that a father and son played together. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images / Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images

The Lakers will resume action on Friday evening when they host Durant and the Phoenix Suns in Los Angeles, California.


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Ben Stinar
BEN STINAR

Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.