kevin durant. kevin durant.arden on the balcony there about to ring the opening bell ahead of the nba all-had star weekend. we're told they're going to take a shot maybe, to this hoop on the floor from the podium. >> they'll make it. they're unbelievable. >> we'll find out more in a minute. >>> all right. i like that song. it's hard not to listen to it. ♪ something happened -- ♪ >> you know what happened 25 years ago? on this day? you do know i know you know. >> drexel burnham. anybody remember that name drexel burnham lambier. went bankrupt. since then we had the financial crisis we lost bear stearns, we lost lehman brothers. you may forget the seminal moment that was when drexel went chapter 11. it was valentine's day right around that time, 25 years ago. it had been wall street's most profitable firm only a few years earlier. when you think about that of course, we do know with the financial crisis having passed and what we lost there, that can happen pretty quickly, can't it? but, you know we're talking abou

this being my first year coaching and looking at kevin durant and tim duncun and james hardin and the best players in the world next to me and next to me and seeing my former coach and his team down there and madison square garden, it is crazy. >> it is gonna be crazy. i'll be there at the allstar game reporting from new york on friday, saturday and sunday. we will be with stefan clay for the three-point shootout and the allstar game this weekend. thens pellicans star is watching hissal ma matter -- is watching his alma-mater. with authority and a two-hand slam. they go up six with over seven minutes left. kentucky making plays down the stretch. puts kentucky up. final seconds and forced to take it off balance three. they tried to set up a lob. 71-69 and

kevin durant says that he is done playing mr. nice guy. he lashed out at the media after being asked about his coach's job stability. he said that the media does not know anything. he says that he is done being politically correct. very uncharacteristic of kevin durant lashing out at the media. >> everybody loves k.d. meet the parents, a long-awaited you guys can just leave your coats right over here. wow. your bedroom is amazing. oh, thanks. we worked with a designer from havertys. total refresh. oh, i cannot believe people. what? covering up your new bed like that. it's okay. what kind of animals did you invite to this party? we can help. much better. refresh your space with an extra hundred off every thousand at havertys. plus enjoy 36 month no interest financing. havertys. discover something you. >> say hello to mom and dad. we just told you about the expecting lovebirds. their two eggs hatched last friday and saturday. dad has been busy hunting. is that a go pro >> now for the all-important weather forecast. >> it is probably arriving

meteorologists use. >> howard, you missed out a a real big thing here. >> if i had the marketing power of kevin duranti would have done that a while ago. >> kevin, come on down to our studios and help howard and allyson do the forecast. >> during the off-season. >> we saw a shot. talk about -- the women's lacrosse team from marymount are on the field in the driving snow. >> i will have that shot in a moment. i have to start with doppler. >> kevin durant likes it. >> mr. durant, everybody else, happy thursday. snow lovers, good news for you. everybody else who isn't a snow lover, it's a rough morning out there. let's start with doppler 9000. the storm is coming through southeastern virginia, northern virginia. we have closures all the way up to the winchester area right now. everywhere you see the blue, that is the moderate to heavy snow. an inch annual hour plus. we've seen the heaviest down to richmond, south of that. it's making for treacherous road conditions. let's zoom in toward d.c. lighter snows to our north and west but still temperatures are at 29, 30, 31. anything that's not treated certainl

kevin durant comes off the floor limping. he had issues at the all-star game.ays he'll be all right. just a little sore. thunder win, westbrook, 34 points 10 assists. >> do you get the sense that no matter what you played in the schoolyard schoolyard russell westbrook would have been the first pick? >> absolutely. >> heard he was amazeing at jai alai. >>> the one month the white house spells wrong. >>> and what a guy found in his stew worth tens of thousands of dollars. introducing new flonase allergy relief nasal spray, now available over the counter in full prescription strength. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over-producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. the leading allergy pill only controls one, flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. flonase the 24 hour relief that outperforms the #1 allergy pill. so go ahead , inhale life. new flonase. six is greater than one. this changes everything. think the tree we carved our names in is still here? probably dead... how much fun is this? what? what a beautiful su

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kevin durant led with 29. the thunder creating in the 3 3rd quarter. the block.estbrook misses but kevin durant there to clean up. oklahoma city wins 131-108. clippers hanging on to number 7. althoughographs in memphis. -- autographs in memphis. all briseslies. look at the spin -- grizzlies. look at the spin move. inside a minute to go, he goes high up to put them in front by six. they win. >> the golf tour comes to northern california this week with the at that time at pebble -- at&t at pebble beach. today tory pines. four players tied for the lead. after one playoff hole. holmes flies the green. day up next. he gets close. has a chance to wrap it up. he ends up above the hole. shot stays on the green. holmes made a bogy. the win is number three on the tour for the 27-year-old from australia. >> part of the u.s. soccer team. wrapped opmonth long train -- up a month long training camp. bradley booted it in from the shadows. 1-0 u.s. later in the first half, dempsey puts a move on and scores a goal. u.s. wins 2-0. dempsey number 2 in the u.s. all time scoring. >>

take another look as davis double pumps to avoid the shot block by kevin durant and drains it final: 116-113 pelicans davis 41 pts 10 rebs russell westbrook 48 pts 11 ast no. 12 stanford and no. 10 arizona state three and a robertson hit a jumper to win it to be arizona state 53 to 52. arizona state beats stanford and sweeps them for the first time in a long time. the world champion giants enjoyed a little media function today. some of the big shots were out. many players during their individual things. i have jason applebaum talking to bruce butchy. >>: it was like another world series for me. it was one of the biggest if not the biggest moments of my career. >>gary: what happened about the big fight at the end of the super bowl. the fight that ended the super bowl brought for players being fined $8,000. and assistant coach over at seattle came over to be a and coordinator in oakland. that's it for the kron 4 news at 11. stay connected with kron 4 and get latest news at kron 4 dot com. or download one of our mobile apps. we'll see you tomorrow morning! on the entire tempur-pedic clo

you are watching dirt, kevin durant, tyson chandler.ou get to see who they are, how they react to things. a lot of that is replayed in social media, whether it's instagram, twitter, or facebook. >> what is cyber dust? >> is a response to twitter. right now when you get followers and you post something, you are very concerned about trolls. you have to coach whatever you say and anticipate how someone might respond. that's a problem. it has really tamped down on how people communicate online. with cyber dust you download the app you can communicate one-on-one. but what makes it unique is when you send a message or you post something 30 seconds after it's red, it disappears forever. it's not like snapchat, she's gone. the nsa can't go back and get a message. it's gone. if i have 350,000 followers, i have 2 million users. what happens is if i post something, it's not out there for everyone to see at once. if a troll comes in response, i'm the only one who sees it. it's troll free posting, like twitter, like reddit. >> and a for tim cook abo

. >> i think the combination of this being my first year coaching and looking at kevin durant and timduncun and james hardin and the best players in the world next to me and next to me and seeing my former coach and his team down there and madison square garden, it is crazy. >> it is gonna be crazy. i'll be there at the allstar game reporting from new york on friday, saturday and sunday. we will be with stefan clay for the three-point shootout and the allstar game this weekend. thens pellicans star is watching hissal ma matter -- is watching his alma-mater. with authority and a two-hand slam. they go up six with over seven minutes left. kentucky making plays down the stretch. puts kentucky up. final seconds and forced to take it off balance three. they tried to set up a lob. 71-69 and

the thunder hosting the clippers with kevin durant in a walking boot because of the left toe, jalen.th you necessary. you must get treatment as long as you can up until tip-off. >> 1:00 eastern time here on abc. you ready for the show? >> absolutely. ready or not. >> this is nba countdown, baby! ♪

. >> imagine we have lebron james, anthony, kevin durant and steph curry is the number one vote getter. >> absolutely. very unusual for a west coast guy to do that. >> i had to fly around to seven different cities to vote for hip. >> just kidding, folks! >> how is the weather? >> not as nice. they are still dealing with winter. we are. not. fog is trying to form. it is staying in the central valley. the trip through inland east bay valley at walnut creek lacking south on 680 in the san ramon valley absolutely perfect. stagnant pattern means more warm sunshine and record highs through the holiday weekend and good news is the rough surf will subside sunday into monday. low-to-mid 70's in the south bay until santa cruz and gilroy and 77 and 78 and san jose is 74 and two degrees shy of a record. mountain view the 73 would be a record all the low-to-mid 70s spilling out over toward the coast and we will be 68 in the sunset and 70 in downtown san francisco today and 68 in sausalito to 64 in bodega bay but low 70s throughout our north bay valley. 69 in hayward. richmond. everyone else in the

. >> i think the combination of this being my first year coaching and looking at kevin durant and timand james hardin and the best players in the world next to me and next to me and seeing my former coach and his team down there and madison square garden, it is crazy. >> it is gonna be crazy. i'll be there at the allstar game reporting from new york on friday, saturday and sunday. we will be with stefan clay for the three-point shootout and the allstar game this weekend. thens pellicans star is watching hissal ma matter -- is watching his alma-mater. with authority and a two-hand slam. they go up six with over seven minutes left. kentucky making plays down the stretch. puts kentucky up. final seconds and forced to take it off balance three. they tried to set up a lob. 71-69 and ♪ ♪ ♪ first impressions are important. you've got to make every second count. banking designed for the way you live your life. so you can welcome your family home... for the first time. chase. so you can. >>> that's our report, we appreciate your time. >> >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! toni

kevin durant not. big toe issues. westbrook, big game.h with 45 and this dude knows -- he is in attack mode constantly. thunder, 102-91 and the first of a home and home against new orleans. >>> that's all we got. neil is going to get some thread. back to you. >> anybody have a safety pin? >> i sure don't. i used them all up. >>> up next in "the pulse," burning up the web, a grinding channing tatum in a newly released sequel to the "magic mike." >> how can you tell if a person might cheat in a relationship? just take a look at the hands? of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist decide on a biologic ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can relieve ra symptoms, and help stop further joint damage. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers have happened in patients taking xelja

. >> i think the combination of this being my first year coaching and looking at kevin durant and timames hardin and the best players in the world next to me and next to me and seeing my former coach and his team down there and madison square garden, it is crazy. >> it is gonna be crazy. i'll be there at the allstar game reporting from new york on friday, saturday and sunday. we will be with stefan clay for the three-point shootout and the allstar game this weekend. thens pellicans star is watching hissal ma matter -- is watching his alma-mater. with a authority and a two-hand slam. they go up six with over seven minutes left. kentucky making plays down the stretch. puts kentucky up. final seconds and forced to take it off balance three. they tried to set up a lob. 71-69 and doug, we have the results, but first, we have a very special guest. come on out, flo! [house band playing] you have anything to say to flo? nah, i'll just let the results do the talking. [crowd booing] well, he can do that. we show our progressive direct rate and the rates of our competitors even if progressive is

kevin durant misses. westbrook who beat the buzzer. westbrook on the way to a very memorable night.not known as a dunker so the fact he got off the floor something his teammates enjoyed. nowitzki tapping for a chance to show a little of his skills. 82-81 at halftime. which led to kerr to have encouraging words for his team. >> we need to throw it to one guy, and that guy throws it to another guy and that guy throws it and makes the dunk okay. let's go. let's go. >> reporter: it wasn't as much for curry as it was for his effort. 15 points, nine rebounds, five assists. the guy with big numbers is westbrook. chris paul with the lob. and westbrook had two more. the former president impressed. just one shy of the all star game records set by chamberlain was westbrook's total. 153-158. here's the mvp on the record and the score. >> somebody told me by that time we were just trying to find a way to win the game and find a way to close the game out. but i missed about six or seven lay ups. i could definitely could have

interviews throughout the week and the weekend, usually everyone is trying to talk to lebron or kevin durant all the media session were for the gasol brothers. i dived into a couple and asked them what it will be like tonight. take a listen. >> a once in a lifetime experience. it's very rare that two brothers -- this has never happened before but for this to be the first time is extremely meaningful. we're just thrilled as a family overwhelmed. it's a huge honor. we cannot wait to enjoy the experience. >> we played any sport. we go from tennis to ping-pong or bocce bald. we do anything together. >> it will be fun. >> your slam dunk was with the micro microphone antidy scholes. thanks so much. >>> all the action is tonight on tnt with the pregame show at 7:00 p.m. then the main event, 64th all-star game at 8:30. >>> thanks for hangs out with me today. poppy harlow back in new york, with much more. \s . >>> hi everyone you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm poppy harlow joining us in new york. >>> this hour major developments in the war against terror police investigating yesterday's terror attack in

. >> another great example, a very small market, they have kevin durant a got him through the draft andussell westbrook. and they ended up unfortunately having to -- james harden. ownership there did not feel they could going to the luxury tax because it would put them in and on profitable position. even in our cap system because of the soft cap ownership in oklahoma city would say they are in a bit of a disk advantage -- a disadvantage. from the league office, when they moved james harden fantastic player and mike of the m.v.p. this year. she is on the houston rockets. dwight howard who is injured. -- he is only houston rockets. a superstar player. that creates more parity. oklahoma city's loss. >> at the idea of having the team with the worst record have a letter draft choice, not necessarily the best. -- have a better draft choice not necessarily the best. >> i understand. you are not using the dreaded t-word. we color rebuilding. [laughter] -- we call it rebuilding. i lottery was instituted to distance to devise -- and this is sit having desiring -- -- disincentivizing. >> is steve

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under armour wanted kevin durant the fabulous nba mvp to be one of their spokes people, a sponsor. he lost out to nike. i bet that was a bad day to be around plank. he signs stephon curry and then he inks a deal with g.o.a.t., muhammad ali. i think he wants to go out to beaverton, oregon and pick a fight with mark parker. a very nice man. he's like the marines, no better friend, no worse enemy. i won't bet against kevin plank. do you know who's the most subtly competitive soul out there? mcnerney from boeing. you can't stop. i remember when he interview him over here and i asked him, he's a aye a yaly, he looked at me like i had lost my mind, no, he explained. he want to crush them. there's nothing at all about the competition here. no holds barred. we wonder why boeing is hitting 52-week highs. try going against this fellow, john stump, wells fargo. he doesn't want to cut your heart out but he does want to take your business from any other bank. any business. your first video with him he's liable to give you a fantastic deal on a mortgage or refinance, and then the second meeting

beat the nuggets because kevin durant dropped 40 points on him. dunk that! and the best throwdown of the night in tallahassee. florida state and duke. freshman phil koker and the tomahawk flush. this is a freshman on freshman crime. indecent exposure! okifor will probably be the number one player in the draft. he got posterized here. the dunk loses. so all three of the dunks but what highlights. great stuff. >> good stuff. yeah. just not good enough. >> no, send them flowers. >> no rings, though. all right. coming up next on abc 7 news at 5:00, why a d.c. charter school is at risk of being shut down and what students and parents are doing now to fight back against that. stay with us. >> an elevator shaft withstood more than two ton explosive punch meant to implode this hotel and casino off the vegas strip. it crumbled in the predawn demolition but the crews will have to go back in there and finish the job. the site is being cleared to make way for new construction there in vegas. meanwhile, here the d.c. public charter school board wants to pull the charter

>> reporter: not only is kevin durant the reigning mvp on the court. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: he's gracious. >> you're the real mvp. >> reporter: and loves to give back to the community. the oklahoma city thunder star stopped by a public school in new york city as part of the nba fit program, helping host a clinic with some of his smallest fans. you ready to surprise some kids? and we had exclusive access for the big reveal. [ cheers and applause ] you take it pretty serious that you're a role model for these kids, don't you? >> yeah, i do. i feel like it's my duty to teach what i have been taught. what i have learned over the years. and try to give back and help as much as i can. >> reporter: durant and other pros are in town for tonight's nba all-star game. before the east takes on the west, stars dwyane wade, andrew wiggins, and russell westbrook showed kids some skills on the hardwood in fit clinics in 100 big apple schools. even king james bringing his talents to a manhattan high school. cheering on future foul line sharp shooters. >> good job. >> i was mind-

> elsewhere in new york a special honor for prince george's county native and reigning nba mvp kevin durant. that's tall guy on the right. helping ring the bell at the new york stock exchange despite missing a lot of season due to injury he's done enough in the time he's been healthy to be an all-star averaging almost 26 points per game regardless of the situation. he's happy to be playing with the best in new york. >>> definitely cool being here. as a kid you always dream of this weekend, so my sixth one, i don't want to take it for granted, just enjoy it get through everything safely and get ready for the second half of the season. >>> the tenth ranked maryland terrapins start up tomorrow against rival naval navy. this year marks the 40th anniversary of powerhouse maryland's last championship in 1975. meantime, the number-one maryland women began their title defense on sunday hosting william & mary. the last time we saw them they were beating syracuse but that was last year and the coach kathy reese is putting that in the rear view. >> we need to live in the moment and enjoy what we're do

he tells us about his love of fashion, teammate kevin durant and why he could care less about his critics is coming up next right here on "in depth." >> that's nbc 10 news. for all us of here, i'm denise nakano. have a great monday. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream. >>> when do you think you've got criticized so much in the press over the years? >> i'm not sure. if people are talking about it i must be doing something right. that's what i say. ♪ >>> russell westbrook, the 2015 all-star game mvp known for his personality, his plays, and even his fashion. >> i think it gives you a way to express yourself. >> as a top draft pick westbrook thought he was headed to seattle but days later learned he was relocating with the franchise. >> thunder won t

. >> kevin durant is one of your spokesman. e a sense of how he helped the brand grow. >> we are just getting underway with kevin. he asked to be part of the team last summer. he was consuming the product. when he had no endorsements around beverages -- he says there is one company i want to be with, sparkling ice. he drinks it every day. he sells it in his restaurant in oklahoma city. >> did you know he was doing that? >> no we looked back at his history and saul he was tweeting about the product. we wanted it to be authentic, so it was wonderful to have someone approach us. >> does he have a stake in this company now? >> no. >> he is only hired to be the brand ambassador? >> i think he likes getting the company discount as well. he's a big consumer. we just launched the campaign with him here in new york city with ita special edition bottle. orange mango was his favorite. now we have quite a few varieties. he is excited to be a part -- >> you make your product with splenda. >> yes. >> coke and pepsi uses stevia. there is pepsi

. >> a very small market that you know, they have kevin durant, they got him through the draft. russell westbrook, smart drafting there. they actually end up unfortunately h to trade james hardin because-- because it's a small market. and this is where the system is a little unfair ownership there didn't feel they could go into the luxury tax because it would have put them in such an unprofitable position. so from that standpoint even in our cap system because it's a soft cap, i think ownership in oklahoma city would say they're at a bit of a disadvantage to los angeles chicago or new york. but again from the league office standpoint when they move james hardin, fantastic player maybe could even be the mvp this season. >> rose: leading scorer so far. >> right. on the houston rockets. they have a terrific team. they have dwight howard who is injured at the moment. but also a superstar player or certainly has been a superstar over the course of his career. so from a league standpoint that creates more parody. that oklahoma city's loss but houston's gain. >> rose: the idea of havin

the last time you and i spoke you had just missed out on kevin durant. was this a better move? not want to pay for athletes anymore? kevin: stephanie where costly changing our strategy. selling more shirts and shoes -- review this as an opportunity to sell more should censures. the shirts and shoes. when i was a 22-year-old kid graduating from school, there was this idea where do -- why do we wear the longsleeved con t-shirt in winter? it was the white space that how come no one is making this? i went out and took material and made a couple t-shirts and we created this on the category. this to me, was one of those moments, were a look and say here's the next great device. here's the new apple watch. no one had addressed to is the community. stephanie: are you getting out of your old category is my question. nike and adidas is to who you are focused on nad this could sign 500 athletes. -- and adidas good sign 500 athletes. kevin: we will not compete with our dumbest competitor. stephanie: is that what adidas is? kevin: the race to the bottom is not the goal that we have. in orde

." ♪ >>> we'll be playing basketball all-star weekend this weekend and tomorrow talking to kevin durantames harden as the nba kicks off a very fun weekend in new york. you have to -- who's your basketball -- the sixers? >> they look very good in the last couple of games. they're really exciting to watch. >> a couple of minutes in the first quarter? >> 40 in the -- golden state is unbelievable. they're the most exciting team to watch. they throw the bodies. they play like it's the final four and they're one of the schools from the outside. >> they are strong. the hawks, of course, a big surprise this year playing great team basketball. >> a good friend of mine from goldman guy doing a fantastic job down there. >> the market is helped but oil is not hurting, jim, back above 51. >> we didn't talk enough about the russian deal. it's u.s. centric now. and if you get a cease fire obviously, be able to make it and russia doesn't have to pump the fortunes like they have been doing and a lot of what people react to is pioneer call yesterday and pioneer said we are cutting our cap x by 50% and st

. >> we had kevin durant here. >> tall fellow. >> we asked about under armour versus nike.. darren rovell reporting that under armour is expected to announce it's signed muhammad ali, believe it or not. that would be -- that's a get, as we say. >> he's a -- greatest of all time. i think he patented g.o.a.t. >> did he? >> kevin plank is incredible. he's the most aggressive -- you met him. you don't want to be in his -- now you bring a knife to that guy, that guy's got my chemical weapon thing laid out. he's aggressive. he has stephen curry lethal from the outside. lethal from a lot of places on the court. >> a lot of places. a like plank, he's a fighter. that stalk'sock's stalled lately. >> flattish action on the dow. let's get to bob pisani on the floor. >> to the downside carl some of this because oil to the downside predictably energy is the leader on yountdownside. financials, materials, consumer discretionary on the downside. but not that big overall here. as for europe well greece the government there says they're going to seek an extension on the loan agreement. i thi

. >> tried for kevin durant. didn't get there. you have a new shoe coming out. >> the curry one.been in our stable for awhile. talk about wonderful people. when you look at our athletes from the jordan spieths to the tom bradys to the stephen curry, couldn't be more proud. did you see curry had 51 points last night? they were down 26-5 i think when the game started. >> does it keep getting raised in how much you have to pay the athletes? now that you are the size you are, it's probably harder to offer people stock in the same way. it's probably harder to be that underdog, right? >> well, no. i think it's absolutely not. because our budget our $3 billion budget and growing last five quarters plus 30% growth 19 consecutive quarters. while it's impressive because we're adding hundreds of millions of dollars every year our competitors have a lot more money. just spending more money, we can't do that. >> they're doing to do irrational things then. >> they are. we have to decide on the things we really want. but that's what led to this getting behind wearables. i want my team to know w

we'll talk to kevin durant and james harden later on on "squawk on the street."

he points to kevin b durant for an example of this.r's worth by how many wins he produces for his team. that data is then measured against the team's total revenue. bases on the economist's calculations, durant produced at least $30 million of the thunder's revenue. but he only earned $18 million last year. he points to salary caps for the reason for that discrepancy. not that somebody is going to cry me a river for $18 million. and i believe he makes a whole lot more in the endorsements along the way. but it's interesting to look at. you can look at other sports players and think they were probably way underpaid. somebody like joe montana. one of only three people who now have won four super bowls. never paid the most in the league. >> okay. it's because it's all relative. there's a lot of guys that were the greatest in their time and if you hear their salaries you're -- you know things have changed. >> generation. >> people have bought houses in new york city for $700,000 that are worth $40 million. i don't understand. as time goes b