Kevin Durant sits courtside for St. John's victory over Holy Cross
Kevin Durant taking in the St. John's-Holy Cross game at Carnesecca Arena on Saturday, Nov. 25th. 2023. Credit: Errol Anderson
Don’t think a St. John’s game has become a must-see event? Kevin Durant spent part of his Saturday night in New York sitting courtside to take in the Red Storm’s 91-45 win over Holy Cross at Carnesecca Arena.
The future Hall of Famer and former Brooklyn Nets star is in town with the Phoenix Suns for Sunday’s game against the Knicks. He and agent Rich Kleiman were part of a sellout crowd.
The Red Storm players and coach Rick Pitino took note.
“It means a lot,” freshman Simeon Wilcher said. “KD has been my favorite player since I really started watching basketball for real. It’s an honor to have him come to our games because we sit down and watch him play all the time . . . It’s a memory that’s going to stick around forever for us to talk about.”
“It was pretty cool to see him on the sideline,” RJ Luis Jr. said. “I tried not to pay too much attention, but it’s an inspiration [for us players] trying to get to the next level. It was good that he came and supported us.”
Pitino called the visit “a great honor for St. John’s.”
“For all of us, he’s one of the great players in the history of the game,” he added. “I’ve said this all along: he’s a top-five player in the history of the game, one of the great offensive 6-10 guys of all time. I don’t know if there is a better 6-10 basketball player in the game.” — ROGER RUBIN
Roger Rubin returned to Newsday in 2018 to write about high schools, colleges and baseball following 20 years at the Daily News. A Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 2011, he has covered 13 MLB postseasons and 14 NCAA Final Fours.
