Kevin Durant is officially a Houston Rocket.
And now, he officially has a number for the back of his jersey.
KD will rock the No. 7 with the Rockets.
He has worn 7 once before, when he was with the Brooklyn Nets.
In Durant’s NBA time with the Sonics, Thunder, Warriors and Suns, he was No. 35.
The No. 7 was most recently worn for Houston by Cam Whitmore, who was just traded to the Wizards.
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As best we can tell, the No. 35 is also available for Houston. Durant evidently decided to go with the lucky number 7.
Ironically, the Rockets have had No. 7 worn by at least four players who could be described as having been past their peak by the time they reached Houston: Carmelo Anthony, Joe Johnson, Jeremy Lin and Victor Oladipo.
Durant is coming off an incredibly efficient scoring season even in a messy Suns situation, and he’ll hope to carry that on into Houston with 7 on his back.
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