Durant, who is quite active on X, formerly known as Twitter, responded to Gibbs' celebration dance pretty shortly after it happened. Of course, Durant is from Washington, D.C., and isn't too fond of Gibbs scoring on his hometown team:
Watch Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs's best plays from his 175-yard, two touchdown game against the Washington Commanders from the NFC Divisional Round.
Of those 71 yards, Gibbs had 48, including a 15-yard run, a 23-yard reception, a nine-yard run and the one-yard touchdown. The early three-and-out has quickly been forgotten as the Lions struck first and took a 7-0 lead as they look for the franchise’s first time hosting the NFC Championship Game.
The Detroit Lions are staying home for the NFC ... 59. Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 139 yards and scored four touchdowns as the Lions dominated the Minnesota Vikings in a winner-take-all game at Ford ...
Jayden Daniels was nearly flawless on Saturday night, leading the Commanders to an easy upset of the heavily favored Lions.
In one of the wildest playoff games in recent memory, Jayden Daniels and the No. 6-seed Washington Commanders pulled off a stunning upset, defeating the top-seeded Detroit Lions 45-31. Daniels was nearly flawless in repeatedly staring down Detroit's blitz-happy defense,
Washington no longer has the longest NFC Championship Game drought in the NFL; that distinct honor now belongs to Dallas (lol Cowboys). I imagine Commanders must feel like they
Gibbs has had four straight 100+ rushing yard games, four straight games with 150+ yards from scrimmage, and totaled 412 touches, 662 total yards (6.8 total yards/t
One of the Commanders' most popular supporters is former NBA MVP Kevin Durant. The Phoenix Suns superstar was born in Washington, D.C. and he grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, which is located on the eastern outskirts of the country's capital.
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs rushes for a 1-yard touchdown. Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota attempts to flip the ball the fellow quarterback Jayden Daniels, but is tackled by Detroit Lions defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad prior to getting the pass off.
Manchester United endured a miserable 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday after visiting winger Yankuba Minteh scored one goal and created another, with the hosts not helped by a howler from goalkeeper Andre Onana.