What up? It's the crossover pod Friday edition. I'm Howard Beck, senior writer for Sports

Illustrated. Kevin Durant is now a Phoenix Sun. We saw him in Sun's gear this week. We saw him

have his introductory press conference in Phoenix on Thursday. Immediately after that, I had Michael Lee

jump on to chat a little bit about it

for the pod Michael Lee is somebody who I think knows Durant maybe is as well or

better than most of us in NBA media a lot of one-on-ones with him over the years

and he always seems to get something interesting and unique out of Kevin

Durant most recently back out of Kevin Durant.

Most recently back in December when Durant was still with the Nets, Michael Lee had a great story that you should all go look up.

And he's got a lot of great insights into what makes Durant tick and why Kevin Durant is now

a Phoenix son instead of a Brooklyn net.

And what that all might mean going forward, what's at stake for him in Phoenix,

all of that. And stay tuned for the very end because Michael Lee had some very righteous rants

about All-Star Weekend, which is where I am right now. Michael is not. But Michael's got a few

thoughts on the state of All-Star Weekend. Before we get to all that, the usual reminder,

please rate, review, subscribe to the crossover wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to hit

me up on Twitter with any feedback, you can hit me at at Howard Beck. Okay, my conversation

with Michael Lee is coming up next. So stick around.

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