Kevin Durant was everything the Houston Rockets wanted throughout most of his debut while taking on the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

Kevin Durant sat courtside at an empty Paycom Center in Oklahoma City late Tuesday morning, insisting that his upcoming game against the Thunder was no different than any of the other 17 season openers. Oklahoma City's fans quickly refuted Durant's view Tuesday night.

It was a much-needed showing since Jalen Williams was sidelined by a wrist injury and Chet Holmgren fouled out. SGA finished with 35 points, five rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in a statement performance against a fellow Western Conference contender.

During the Thunder's season-opening victory over the Rockets, Reggie Miller issued an eye-opening claim about Kevin Durant.

F acing his former team while making his debut for the Rockets, Kevin Durant fell short at getting revenge on the Thunder as Houston lost to Oklahoma City 125-124 in a double overtime thriller to open the season.

Kevin Durant pulled a Chris Webber, but here's why he wasn't given a technical foul by officials in Rockets vs. Thunder.

Oklahoma City opened as +240 back in June at BetMGM and enters the season at that same price.

In his Rockets debut, Kevin Durant will be in the building when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander receives his championship ring and the banner gets revealed. Talk about extra salt to the wound, as Gilgeous-Alexander surpassed Durant for the greatest and best Thunder player in franchise history with an MVP and Larry O'Brienn trophy combo.