Durant was selected by O’Neal and will represent Team Shaq in the 2025 NBA All-Star game. Durant will join LeBron James and Stephen Curry, who won a gold medal alongside each other on Team USA in the Paris Olympics. Team Shaq also features Jayson Tatum, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, James Harden and Jaylen Brown.

Nine players who have appeared in the NBA All-Star Game were traded between opening night and Thursday's trade deadline, and we're not just talking about one-time flukes here. Luk

The NBA trade deadline is over and we saw all sorts of action take place. But one move that wasn't made was the Phoenix Suns trading away star Kevin Durant. There had been a lot of talk about Durant potentially being moved at the deadline but he seemed to turn down any deals that Phoenix had available.