The Washington Commanders are moving on to the NFC championship game, and they've got one powerful NBA name in their corner — and their locker room. On Saturday, as the Commanders celebrated their 45-31 upset over the Detroit Lions,

One of the Commanders' most popular supporters is former NBA MVP Kevin Durant. The Phoenix Suns superstar was born in Washington, D.C. and he grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, which is located on the eastern outskirts of the country's capital.

Jared Goff lost a fumble late in the first quarter of the Lions' playoff loss to Washington when the Lions went to an empty backfield on third-and-1

PM ET on FOX, sportsbooks have installed player prop betting options on Jahmyr Gibbs. The Detroit Lions (15-2) and Gibbs square off against the

Free Press readers are processing their feelings over the Detroit Lions' startling loss to the Washington Commanders.

The Detroit Lions showed why they have the NFL's most explosive offense on their second possession of Saturday's NFC divisional round game against the Washington Commanders. Second-year running back Jahmyr Gibbs touched the ball four times for 48 yards,

The Commanders stunned the Lions 45-31, and Kevin Durant, fresh off a Suns win, joined the locker room celebration to soak it all in.

Commanders cornerback Mike Sainristil picked off a Goff pass in the end zone to stop one last Lions drive in the first half, allowing everyone to catch their breath with Washington leading 31-21. For the game, Washington had four interceptions (three of Goff and one of Williams on a trick-play attempt).

In one of the wildest playoff games in recent memory, Jayden Daniels and the No. 6-seed Washington Commanders pulled off a stunning upset, defeating the top-seeded Detroit Lions 45-31. Daniels was nearly flawless in repeatedly staring down Detroit's blitz-happy defense,

Durant, who is quite active on X, formerly known as Twitter, responded to Gibbs' celebration dance pretty shortly after it happened. Of course, Durant is from Washington, D.C., and isn't too fond of Gibbs scoring on his hometown team:

Gibbs has had four straight 100+ rushing yard games, four straight games with 150+ yards from scrimmage, and totaled 412 touches, 662 total yards (6.8 total yards/t