Kevin Durant turns 36 before the next NBA season—his 17th—begins. He recently came off an 85-game season, which comprised 75 regular-season games, four playoff games, and six Olympic games, all of which he played at a high level.
The Phoenix Suns star is at an age that most people consider the twilight of someone’s career, and the thought of retirement isn’t lost on him. Suns reported Duane Rankin caught a clip of Durant’s guest appearance on the TV One talk show “Raising Fame,” where he talked about retirement.
“As I get older in the league and the league is getting younger, I tend to think about retirement more,” Durant told hosts Lucille O’Neal and Sonya Curry—mothers to Shaq and Steph, respectively.
KD is among the oldest active players in the NBA, with LeBron James being the oldest, as he turns 40 in December this year. The two-time NBA champion still doesn’t slow down whenever he’s on the court, but his age has made him a bit more easily susceptible to fatigue and injury.
Durant hopes to extend his professional basketball career as much as he can, but he knows that, at his age, retirement is almost on the horizon.
Kevin Durant shares his plans post-retirement
For nearly 30 years, Kevin Durant’s life has revolved around basketball. The two-time NBA Finals MVP had invested so much in the sport that he’s unsure what post-retirement entails for him.
However, he does have some plans he’s considering when his life after the NBA begins. He candidly talked about it on “Raising Fame.”
“I honestly don’t know what I’ll do,” Durant said. “I have a lot of different interests. I definitely want to stay around the game, [I also] want to continue to do philanthropy, to do stuff in my hometown and work with my mom.”
Retirement would be a “huge transition” for Durant, who said basketball has been his only lifestyle since he was eight. He admits he would need a considerable amount of time to think about what things he wants to do or pursue once he retires from professional basketball.
Outside the sport, Kevin Durant is a man behind multiple businesses and investments who has a net worth of around $300 million. He co-founded media companies 35V and Boardroom, has a lifetime deal with Nike, and runs the Durant Family Charitable Foundation. He’s also invested in some teams across various sports.
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