Kevin Durant was a Godsend for the Houston Rockets in 2025-26. The Rockets utilized him in a multitude of ways. He played some point guard, along with essentially every other position on the floor. The Rockets used his offensive gravity to create open looks for other players, as well. Durant played 78 games and finished second in the league in total minutes played. However, there were rumors and a significant amount of reporting regarding chemistry issues and/or friction in the locker room. Most of it came from ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins. At least he was the most consistent. Although it’s not always corroborated whenever a talking head speculates about something as delicate as a fractured locker room. That would seem like something one would only know if they’ve actually been in the locker room and/or spent a significant amount of time around the team. And everything we’d heard from the players didn’t exactly suggest any sort of rift or tension. With one lone exception.…