Kevin Durant upset by Derrick Jones Jr. in first round of Players-Only 2K tournament

Kevin Durant entered the Players-Only 2K Tournament at the top seed, but the Brooklyn Nets forward was knocked out by Derrick Jones Jr.

Kevin Durant didn’t mess around when it came time to pick his first team for the Players-Only 2K tournament on ESPN on Friday. While Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. went with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, the Brooklyn Nets superstar forward decided to take Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers.

But, Durant could not lead the Clippers to a win as Jones and the Bucks blew out Los Angeles 78-62.

Durant’s Clippers’ held a 17-14 lead after the first quarter, but Jones’ Bucks held a 35-31 lead by the half and built on that through the third to enter the final quarter with a sizeable 59-44 advantage, en route to the 16-point win.

Durant shot 52% from the floor with the Clippers (41% from long-range). The big difference was Jones made 12 3-point attempts (out of his 24 tries) while Durant made seven threes.

Durant is now eliminated from the tournament. Jones will play in the second round on ESPN 2 on Saturday.