Kevin Durant found a surprisingly funny way to dodge attention after being spotted leaving Nobu Malibu with an unidentified woman.
The Houston Rockets star was seen outside the Los Angeles restaurant this week, where cameras caught him trying to stay out of sight.
Durant has always kept his private life guarded, which made the moment feel more playful than dramatic. The headline was not who he was with, but how badly he wanted the cameras to miss him.
Kevin Durant hides behind bush outside Nobu Malibu
Article shared by Daily Mail showed Durant standing behind a tall bush after leaving Nobu Malibu, apparently waiting while trying to avoid paparazzi.
Reports said Durant stayed there for a few minutes before the unidentified woman emerged from the restaurant entrance.
He then followed behind her, and the pair left in the same car. Her identity has not been confirmed, and there is no reliable indication that she had been publicly spotted with Durant before this sighting.
That is why the bush moment carried the story. Durant did not make a scene or give cameras much to work with, but the attempt to vanish behind landscaping was always going to travel online.
Kevin Durant keeps private life quiet as Rockets chapter continues
The clip arrived during a quieter off-court stretch for Durant, whose basketball profile remains much clearer than his personal life.
He is now with the Houston Rockets and earlier this season passed Michael Jordan for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
That milestone was a reminder of his place in the sport. Durant moved beyond one of basketball’s defining names while still playing at a high level deep into his career.
Off the floor, Durant has been direct about not rushing toward a conventional settling-down story. In a past interview with Bobbi Althoff, he questioned the odds around marriage and said he had never really dreamed about a wedding day.
That context explains why a simple dinner exit drew so much attention. Durant rarely opens the door to personal-life speculation, and when he tried to close it behind a bush, the internet got exactly the kind of image it loves.
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