Kevin Durant scored 22 points in his return to Austin Thursday but his Phoenix Suns lost 120-109 to the San Antonio Spurs.

Kevin Durant, fellow Texas teammate Justin Mason and one of Durant's buddies, Randy Williams, piled out of a Chevy Cavalier

According to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, the team typically spends much of Feb. on the road thanks to the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. However, playing games in Austin allows them not to have to travel as much.

Although Kevin Durant spent just one season at Texas, he remains a positive presence around the Longhorn program, says Texas coach Rodney Terry.

The Suns and Spurs will be squaring off at Moody Center located at the University of Texas Austin, where Durant went to college. “It does mean a lot to me,” Durant said (via A