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After impressive game vs. 76ers, Damion Lee gets support from Steph Curry and Kevin Durant

After Damion Lee recorded 24 points against the 76ers, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry posted support for the former two-way guard on social media.

In Stephen Curry’s return to the Golden State Warriors against the Toronto Raptors, Damion Lee quietly stole the show. The former two-way guard matched Curry with 23 points while adding five rebounds, three assists and a steal against the defending NBA champions.

However, Lee’s game was defined by how he finished. Down four points with 26 seconds remaining, the Drexel product missed two crucial free throws that followed with a missed 3-pointer. Toronto was able to seal the game with two free throws on the other end.

In Golden State’s next game on the schedule, Lee found redemption. Against the Philadelphia 76ers, the 27-year-old guard racked up 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting with six rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes.

In Golden State’s comeback win, Lee punched in a critical left-handed baseline runner while he was fouled. The Golden State guard knocked down his free throw attempt to give the Warriors a two-point lead with under two minutes remaining. In the fourth quarter alone, Lee registered seven points and three rebounds.

After his impressive night against the Sixers, Lee received support from two former Most Valuable Players.

As Lee was chosen to participate in a postgame interview, Kevin Durant shared a picture of his former two-way contract teammate on his Instagram story.

Curry missed Golden State’s comeback win against the 76ers due to the flu, but after the game, he tweeted praise for his backcourt mate.

Over the last eight games, Lee is averaging 16.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest. The Baltimore native will get another chance to build off his hot play when the Warriors welcome Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers to San Francisco.

Kendrick Perkins squashes beef with KD after Kobe’s passing

Former Boston Celtic Kendrick Perkins decided to put his beef with former teammate Kevin Durant to bed after Los Angeles Laker luminary Kobe Bryant’s untimely death.

Sometimes, reality can put things in the starkest of perspectives, and for former Boston Celtic Kendrick Perkins, a Twitter beef with former teammate Kevin Durant needed squashing.

After Sunday’s untimely demise of Los Angeles Laker legend Kobe Bryant, more than a few players and fans both re-evaluated the state of their relationships with people close — or in some cases, formerly close — to them.

Still grieving from the loss, Perkins reached out to his former teammate via Twitter, and followed it up with his words in a phone interview with NBC Sports Boston’s Gary Tanguay on Sunday.

Perkins said, “I’m not about to let that go another day down the drain behind a B.S. Twitter beef that’s not called for … and our brotherhood, our friendship is more valuable.”

He would elaborate on that point, explaining to listeners, “I also wanted the world to see, hey, if you having problems with a loved one, a friend, a family member, whoever, hey.”

“Life is too short,” he continued. “The next 60 seconds is not promised. Nip that in the bud and heal those wounds with those people that you love and get past it. That’s what I wanted to do … and I wanted to reach out to KD to let him know … I love you bro.”

“And I’m not afraid to let the world see that I love you,” Perkins added.

Even those in our families and friends who are not and have never been basketball fans have come to a similar conclusion after the devastating news spread first through the wider NBA community and the world at large.

Kobe’s life — and death — will leave a mark on the world with his passing.

And hopefully, bring at least some of us closer together.

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