Kevin Durant has spent his NBA life in iconic uniforms – Oklahoma City blue, Golden State gold, and everything that followed – but when the conversation turned to his eventual Hall of Fame moment, he made it clear he doesn’t want the image to be tied to any one franchise.
In a reply on X this week, Durant said that if he had his way at a future Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement, he’d want to be wearing a Team USA jersey, not a Thunder or Warriors uniform.
Kevin Durant doesn’t believe he should get an OKC statue pic.twitter.com/uABLTS4rUe
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) February 4, 2026
It’s a very Durant answer: direct, slightly mischievous, and oddly revealing. Durant’s NBA legacy is both enormous and geographically complicated. He became a superstar in Oklahoma City, won championships and Finals MVPs in Golden State, then continued to stack elite production elsewhere; a résumé that invites the constant barstool argument about “which jersey” he represents. Rather than pick a side and reopen old debates, Durant chose the one basketball identity that feels least contested: the flag.
That choice also fits the part of his career that has become increasingly undeniable with time. Whatever fans argue about the NBA chapters, Durant’s Team USA run has turned into its own lane, a modern era constant across cycles, teammates, and styles, with his shot-making often serving as the ultimate emergency button in international play. Choosing Team USA isn’t him dodging his pro career; it’s him claiming the most universal version of it.
And it’s worth noting what Durant didn’t say. He didn’t take shots at Oklahoma City or Golden State, didn’t relitigate exits, didn’t argue about who “deserves” him most. He simply picked the jersey that, to him, best represents the cleanest through-line: him as a hooper on the biggest stages, with the simplest mission statement.
