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Kevin Durant's name has been in the headlines for much of the NBA's offseason, but the next headline won't be announcing his retirement.

"I know most people will believe unnamed sources over me but if it's anyone out there that'll listen, I don't plan on retiring anytime soon," Durant tweeted. "S--t is comical at this point."

The tweet comes after NBA insider Marc Stein reported a team executive told him during the NBA Summer League that Durant "was more apt to retire than play again for the Brooklyn Nets."

This is yet another chapter in the Durant saga that reached another level on Aug. 8 when Shams Charania of The Athletic reported the future Hall of Famer met with Nets governor Joe Tsai and said the team needed to choose between trading him or firing general manager Sean Marks and head coach Steve Nash.

Brooklyn has not yet traded Durant, further indicating it hasn't received an offer it finds acceptable for the 12-time All-Star. If he isn't traded and Tsai doesn't fire Marks and Nash, it could create something of an awkward situation when the season begins.

The Philadelphia 76ers and Ben Simmons have reached a confidential settlement on the nearly $20 million withheld from his contract last season. Simmons signed a five-year, $170 million contract extension in 2019 with the Sixers.

Simmons cited his mental health for the reason his participation in team activities was limited.

The 76ers maintained Simmons was in breach of contract for failing to show up for the start of training camp and refusing to play in preseason and regular season games.

Beginning with Simmons' first paycheck on Nov. 15, Philadelphia began to take back the per-game salary of $360,000 for each game Simmons missed in the season. Because Simmons received a $16.5 million advance of his $33 million salary in the offseason, there wasn't enough money in each paycheck to cover the per-game deductions.

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