PHOENIX — When Brian Keefe sat down for his pregame news conference Saturday, he had yet to catch up with Kevin Durant. The Washington Wizards coach said he would talk trash to the Phoenix Suns superstar, one of his former players — and then thought better of it.

Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Nick Richards added 20 points along with a career-high 19 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held off the Washington Wizards 119-109 on Saturday night

The Phoenix Suns (23-21) began their three-game homestand on a 119-109 win over the Washington Wizards (6-38) on Saturday.

In a recent interview, Former NBA player Andre Iguodala stated that Kevin Durant is the most talented player in NBA history.

Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer continues to be amazed at Kevin Durant, as he's entering his 15th All-Star Game.

The Phoenix Suns (19-20) play the second of their five-game road trip at the Washington Wizards (6-32) on Thursday.

Suns star Kevin Durant will take the court against the Toronto Raptors this Wednesday at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Kevin Durant gave Bub Carrington a moment that every young hooper dreams about after the Suns' win vs. the Wizards.

Washington will aim to end its 18-game road slide when the Wizards play Phoenix. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.

The Suns already have more points against the Wizards than they managed in total against the Nets last Wednesday. The Suns have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Wizards 111-99. If the Suns keep playing like this,

Phoenix Suns are two games over .500 for the first time in over a month after defeating Washington on Saturday.

Now that they’ve finally started a rebuild two years later, Kevin Durant has watched from afar and said he can see the Nets heading in the right direction.