The NBA grind doesn’t leave much room for Sunday rituals, but some stars still keep one eye on the NFL. Kevin Durant is one of them. Even in the middle of a long season, the Houston Rockets forward stays tuned to football storylines and Super Bowl week noise.
That overlap between hoops and football created a viral moment this week. A light check-in turned into a culture crossover. Suddenly, Kevin Durant’s name was sitting inside the Super Bowl halftime debate, with Bad Bunny in the mix and fans reading between the lines.
Kay Adams checks in on Kevin Durant as halftime chatter spills into Super Bowl week
May 10, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Singer Bad Bunny watches game three of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
May 10, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Singer Bad Bunny watches game three of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
Before the clip went viral, there was context. Super Bowl LX media week has pulled athletes from every league into pop-culture conversations. Kay Adams caught up with Kevin Durant on FanDuel’sUp & Adams. The Houston Rockets star was asked how he was feeling. Then the question swerved into halftime territory. The moment was casual. The reaction online wasn’t.
Kay Adams:“I want to know how you’re doing?” Kevin Durant:“Doing better. We’ll see in the morning.” Kay Adams:“Well enough to like dance to Bad Bunny, [Super Bowl] halftime?” Kevin Durant:“I haven’t listened to Bad Bunny before.”
Kay Adams: "I want to know how you're doing?"
Kevin Durant: "Doing better. We'll see in the morning."
Kay: "Well enough to like dance to Bad Bunny, [Super Bowl] halftime?"
KD: "I haven't listened to Bad Bunny before."
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 4, 2026
That single line pushed Kevin Durant into the Super Bowl halftime conversation without him trying to be there. Still, the clip fed into a week already buzzing about Bad Bunny’s role on the league’s biggest stage. For Durant, it was simply another moment where sports culture collided with pop culture.
That same appearance revealed more about how plugged in Kevin Durant is to football. Speaking with Adams, the 37-year-old Rockets scorer named Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett as the NFL player who impressed him most this season. The praise wasn’t surface-level hype. Durant pointed to Garrett’s pass-rush craft and pursuit of the sack record. He also acknowledged the business side of football when Adams floated Garrett’s future in Cleveland. The tone stayed grounded.
Kay Adams checked in, and Kevin Durant responded honestly. The mention of Bad Bunny during halftime just happened to come up. That’s how Super Bowl week operates now: one question can quickly become a storyline. Whether Kevin Durant seeks the spotlight or not, he keeps finding himself at the center of it all.