LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant: The key stats you need to know in NBA rivalry history
For two decades, two of the NBA's best all-time players have been going at it.
LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant: The key stats you need to know in NBA rivalry history originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
In the NBA, there aren't just team rivalries. Star player matchups are the headliners — they draw in the fans, wanting to see two of the best in the game go head-to-head. Across league history, there's been plenty of classic player head-to-head matchups that have transcended teams — Wilt Chamberlain vs.
Bill Russell, Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan vs. Isiah Thomas were rivalries that defined generations.
With the unreal longevity of LeBron James' career, he's had some notable rivalries against like the likes of Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant, Kawhi Leonard and Paul Pierce. But arguably no head-to-head matchup has drawn more attention in James' career than taking on Kevin Durant, especially with how the timing of their trajectories have similarly played out. Here's a full breakdown of the head-to-head history between James and Durant, two future Hall of Famers who have been going at it for two decades.
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