Mario Sorrenti, a fashion photographer, caught American basketball player Kevin Durant for the cover story of WSJ. Magazine’s September 2019 Men’s Style edition. Sydney Rose Thomas was in charge of the styling.

I despise the NBA circus on sometimes. It annoys me when NBA players allow the money and celebrity that come with the game to influence their mindset. The executives and the resulting office politics aren’t always my cup of tea. I despise that. -Rudy for the Wall Street Journal