Kevin Durant wrote:I came here knowing for a fact, that every media member, every fan was going to call me every name in the book for however long I was here and I was going to take the brunt of everything. I knew coming here, but I wanted to be a part of this so bad, I didn’t give a f---. Same with LeBron (James). He took all of that heat, no matter what.
I enjoy the way they played basketball. I never played with shooters like that. That moved. That were versatile players. I wanted to be a part of that. My game was talking to me. Not that other s---. The spirit of the game was talking to me. Not the spotlight or the fame that comes from being the best player. Not the legacy. I swear on my life, that don’t mean nothing to me. How I build myself up in this NBA life, it doesn’t mean anything to me. I just want to play great basketball every second I’m on the court, and that was a perfect opportunity for me to do so.
I’m from Washington, D.C. I went to Oklahoma City for eight years. Out of nowhere, I went to the Bay for three years,” Durant said. “I’ve been roaming my whole life. I never had no stable environment. Ever. Ever. Since I woke up. I sacrificed a lot of s--- to be here and to change my game up to be with these guys. And it was worth it.
Hello. Angry old man yelling at cloud, here.
1) I call BS on you knowing there was going to be a backlash, Kevin. More like, it's taken years for the full extent of your shock & dismay about the whole thing to be revealed. Seems like you're forever trying to come to terms with all that, in fact.
2) Comparing your situation with LeBron's is and always will be ridiculous. LeBron is a guy who'd wanted to play with his friends / draft classmates for a long while, and finally made it happen. It was a leap of faith to some extent, and there was no guarantee the experiment would work. In a lot of ways it
didn't work. In any case, the team he joined was a mediocre playoff team. The team you joined was arguably the greatest in the history of the game. Not to mention, you had some good reasons to believe the team you were already on could knock them off next year.
3) Tell us more about what you sacrificed. I find that part especially hilarious.
