Kevin Durant Will remain with Brooklyn Nets

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Kevin Durant will stay with the Brooklyn Nets franchise, general manager Sean Marks said on Tuesday.

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"Steve Nash and I, together with Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, met with Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles yesterday," Marks said.

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"We have agreed to move forward with our partnership.” Marks added.

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"We are focusing on basketball, with one collective goal in mind: build a lasting franchise to bring a championship to Brooklyn." He also added.

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Brooklyn finished last season 44-38 and was swept in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics.

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The two-time NBA champion signed an extension with Brooklyn last off-season and is under contract through the 2025-26 season.

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The Nets start the 2022-23 regular season at home against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 19.

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