Is Kevin Durant a Commanders fan?

What has Kevin Durant said about the Washington Commanders?

Kevin Durant told FOX Sports in October 2015 that the fandom goes back to childhood. "Growing up five minutes away from the stadium and always being a fan, I have a Redskins tattoo on my forearm." The team went by Redskins then and is the Washington Commanders now, and the 2015 comment is the one in which he describes it himself. He said it as a player in the middle of his career, having been drafted second overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2007.

Did Kevin Durant grow up a Commanders fan?

By his own account, yes. Durant was born in Washington, D.C., on September 29, 1988, and he and his siblings grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, on the eastern outskirts of the city. That fits the "five minutes away from the stadium" line in his quote. His basketball path stayed in the same area for a while: he attended National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland, and Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland, along with Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, before a single college season at Texas in 2006 and 2007.

When did Kevin Durant become a Commanders fan?

Durant gave no specific year. His 2015 comment places the fandom in his childhood, and he described himself as "always being a fan." Later coverage treats it as current. UPROXX, in September 2024, called him "the Phoenix Suns star and well-documented fan of the Washington Commanders." CBS Sports wrote the same month that "Durant, a native of Washington, D.C., is a Washington Commanders fan." Bleacher Report had put it more bluntly in October 2015: "Washington, D.C., native Kevin Durant is a huge Redskins fan." Between the 2015 and 2024 coverage, the fandom spans his time with the Thunder, Warriors, Nets and Suns, and no source says it has ended or is in doubt.

Which other athletes are Commanders fans?

Josh Hart has been reported as a Commanders fan. That is a reported fandom rather than one Hart has been quoted on here, so it carries less weight than Durant's own statement.

Does Kevin Durant root for other teams?

Durant has a background tie to the Chicago White Sox, listed as a tie rather than a stated fandom.

Questions people ask

Is Kevin Durant a Commanders fan?

Yes. Durant said in his own words, to FOX Sports in October 2015, that he grew up a fan and has a Redskins tattoo on his forearm. UPROXX and CBS Sports both described him as a Commanders fan in September 2024.

Did Kevin Durant grow up a Commanders fan?

By his own account, yes. He was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, and said he grew up "five minutes away from the stadium" and was "always being a fan."

What has Kevin Durant said about the Washington Commanders?

In 2015 he told FOX Sports he has a Redskins tattoo on his forearm, which he tied to growing up five minutes from the stadium. The team has since been renamed the Commanders.

Which other athletes are Commanders fans?

Josh Hart has been reported as a Commanders fan.