The jersey No. 35 will be hanging in the rafters in Oklahoma City when Kevin Durant decides to retire from the sport of basketball.
The superstar forward spent the most amount of time with the Thunder, though his two championships came during a three-year stint with the Golden State Warriors.
After departing from the Thunder in 2016 — where he spent nine years with the club — Durant hasn’t spent more than three full years with his respective teams. He carved out his strongest legacy with Oklahoma City, even if his leaving the team in free agency left a bad taste in fans’ mouths.
While Durant will retire as one of the best scorers in the sport’s history, he won’t have a statue outside of an arena like some of the greats do. Recently, players like Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki and others are getting statues built.
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Had the superstar forward won a title in Oklahoma City, that might’ve changed, but his titles came in the Bay Area, and he wasn’t there long enough to earn such an honor.