And on this date in Texas history, Kevin Durant had his jersey retired by the men's basketball ... and they each earned All-American honors at UT.

with Durant going to the Rockets and one-time All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen landing with the Suns. In full rebuild mode at 15-48, the Jazz have gotten used to playing the middleman in order to ...

With a split between Durant and the middling Phoenix Suns (34-37) appearing increasingly likely , longtime league insider ...