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Kevin Durant Calls LeBron James Top-3 NBA Player Ever

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant had high praise for Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James

Joey Linn

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While Kevin Durant and LeBron James have not faced each other since 2018, the two superstars have battled it out on the game's biggest stage. Facing off in the NBA Finals in both 2017 and 2018, Durant and James were arguably the two best players in the world at that time. Now in their older ages, Durant thinks it's cool that they're both still relevant.

When asked after Sunday's loss to the Lakers about not facing James since 2018, Durant said, "I wasn't thinking about it until ya'll started bringing it up. He's obviously a top-2 player, top-3 player to ever play the game, so it's always gonna be excitement whenever he steps on the floor. We've been around for so long, that people have seen so many battles between us two at the highest stage, that people look forward to it. So it's cool that we're still relevant at an old age."

Calling James one of the two or three best players to ever play, Durant had high praise for his long-time opponent. While they once again did not face each other in this game, as James was sidelined with a groin injury, Durant still had great things to say about LeBron on Sunday.

The Nets took a tough loss to a Lakers team that was missing LeBron James, but they were able to split their back-to-back in LA, defeating the Clippers on Saturday.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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