Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has shown interest in being part of the ownership group for the NFL team, the Washington Commanders. The owner of the team Daniel Snyder is rumored to sell the team after his latest scandal. And Durant has seemingly dropped his name into the conversation as well, alongside some other big names.?

Kevin Durant grew up in Maryland and has been a longtime fan of the Washington Commanders. He was surprised to hear that the owner of the team was on the verge of selling.

Jeff Bezos and Jay-Z are on the list of potential names

Multiple reports have indicated that Jeff Bezos has an interest in buying the team. Also, rapper and producer Jay-Z will partner up with Bezos in the bidding war for the team. The owner of the team announced earlier this week that in order to “consider potential transactions”. he has hired BofA Securities. The sale of the NFL team could fetch up to $7 billion according to reports.?

While talking to ESPN, Durant said, ?In a perfect world, I would be a part of it. I would love to do it. I would love to give a little bit of my money to be a part of the Commanders, but we’ll see. Hopefully, it’s somebody nice. I heard [Amazon CEO Jeff] Bezos and Jay-Z, but you never know.?

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With news that Durant is interested in ownership of his hometown NFL team, the Washington Commanders, fans couldn?t help but troll the ‘Slim Reaper’ on Twitter. One fan commented, ?Nope treat him the way he did the wizards. Don?t even take the phone call.?

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Another fan commented, ?He does not care about the DC area. He has never talked about this area at all. Why now? He could have transformed the Wizards after he won a ring but chose not to. Heck with him. This is his home area, right? Nope. Don?t want him.?

Kevin Durant and his history of team ownership

Kevin Durant is already a minority shareholder in the Philadelphia Union and Gotham FC. Although, fans don?t seem to be on board with Durant having an ownership share in the team. After his stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Durant tested free agency.

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Many thought that Durant would follow in the footsteps of LeBron James the way he came back to his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers team after his Miami Heat stint. However, Durant had other plans for himself and went on to join the Golden State Warriors.

In fact, Durant made a public statement?at the time about how he did not want to play at home. And that ended up disappointing fans in Washington.?