Thunder's Durant Chosen For NBA HORSE Game

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant has been chosen as 1 of 3 competitors in the NBA All-Star HORSE competition Saturday in Phoenix.

Durant will compete Saturday against Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks and current Rookie of the Year candidate OJ Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Durant and Thunder teammates Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook will also play in the Rookie Challenge game on Friday as a team of NBA rookies plays a team of second-year players.